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+nagios-plugins (Plugins for the Nagios network monitoring server)
+
+Unlike many other monitoring tools, Nagios does not include any
+internal mechanisms for checking the status of hosts and services on
+your network. Instead, Nagios relies on external programs (called
+plugins) to do all the dirty work. Plugins are compiled executables or
+scripts (Perl scripts, shell scripts, etc.) that can be run from a
+command line to check the status or a host or service.
+
+Remember to install the Nagios::Plugin perl module and its
+dependencies to ensure all functionality of perl plugins.
+
+Remember to install the applications you plan to use plugins with
+before installation of nagios-plugins as some plugins are compiled
+using the relevant libraries installed on your system for the
+application being probed.