[rrd-users] Re: Using stack vs lines - opinions?

[Alex van den Bogaerdt]

People, it seems like you are confusing STACK and AREA.

> I use stack when when the sum of the quantities is relevant, lines when
> it isn't.
> 
> For example: when plotting CPU load of one machine, the sum of user,
> system and nice is relevant, so I'd use stack, but when plotting the price
> of 3 different stocks, the sum is not relevant so I use 3 lines.

The following is an example of STACKing LINEs.

   rrdtool graph ....
       DEF.......
       ......
       LINE1:ds0#FF0000:legend
       STACK:ds1#00FF00:legend
       STACK:ds2#0000FF:legend
       STACK:ds3#FFFF00:legend
       STACK:ds4#00FFFF:legend
       .....

HTH
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