Graph running scripts

[brononius]

Is there a way to check if a script is running? I've got a small script running on my linux machine (=same as the cacti machine).
And I would like to check (graph) with cacti if this script is running.

I was thinking of using something like:
<cacti>/scripts/linux_ps.sh

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SEARCH_STRING=$1
ps -ef | grep $SEARCH_STRING | grep -v grep >/dev/null

RETVAL=$?
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && echo 1
[ $RETVAL -ne 0 ] && echo 0

Now I should create a graph template that allows me to insert the data to search for. I can't figure out how i can create a template that allows you to insert the variable...

[noname]

How to make graph from result of script:
- Walkthrough: My First Data Input Method - Cacti Docs