This guide is intended to be an aid to anyone willing to start developing
apcupsd. It contains information that is not strictly needed by
users of the package. Part of these information will be passed to the
user guide in a format suitable for general use.
APCUPSD is a package for monitoring the status of an UPS connected
to a computer and powering a power line. When a power event happens to
the power utility, APCUPSD detects the event and take the correct action
to ensure safe operations to the computers connected to the UPS.
See:
K. Sibbald, APCUPSD Users Manual
R. Facchetti, "Monitoring Your UPS with APCUPSD", Linux Journal, Dec.
2000, n.80, pp. 98-115.