Manage multiple commands (&&) in the secure popen

docs/aoa/actions.rst

@@ -28,16 +28,21 @@ reached:
     warning=70
     warning_action=echo {{mnt_point}} {{used}}/{{size}} > /tmp/fs.alert
     
-A last example would be to create a log file
-containing the total user disk space usage for a device and notify by email each time a space trigger critical is
-reached:
+A last example would be to create a log file containing the total user disk 
+space usage for a device and notify by email each time a space trigger 
+critical is reached:
     
 .. code-block:: ini
 
     [fs]
     critical=90
     critical_action_repeat=echo {{device_name}} {{percent}} > /tmp/fs.alert && python /etc/glances/actions.d/fs-critical.py
-    
+
+
+.. note::
+    Use && as seprator for multiple commands
+
+
 Within ``/etc/glances/actions.d/fs-critical.py``:
 
 .. code-block:: python
@@ -55,9 +60,6 @@ Within ``/etc/glances/actions.d/fs-critical.py``:
     ps = subprocess.Popen(('echo', '-e', body), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
     subprocess.call(['mail', '-s', 'CRITICAL: disk usage above 90%', '-r', 'postmaster@example.com', 'glances@example.com'], stdin=ps.stdout)
 
-
-
-
 .. note::
     You can use all the stats for the current plugin. See
     https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/wiki/The-Glances-RESTFULL-JSON-API

docs/aoa/fs.rst

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ User disk space usage Status
 
 .. note::
     Limit values can be overwritten in the configuration file under
-    the ``[filesystem]`` section.
+    the ``[fs]`` section.
 
 By default, the plugin only displays physical devices (hard disks, USB
 keys). To allow other file system types, you have to enable them in the
@@ -35,29 +35,20 @@ system:
     [fs]
     allow=shm
 
-Also, you can hide mount points as well (in the following ``/boot``):
+Also, you can hide mount points using regular expressions.
 
+To hide all mount points starting with /boot and /snap:
 
 .. code-block:: ini
 
     [fs]
-    hide=/boot.*
+    hide=/boot.*,/snap.*
 
-Filtering can also be done on device name (Glances 3.1.4 or higher):
+Filtering are also applied on device name (Glances 3.1.4 or higher).
+
+Example to hide all /dev/sdb mount points:
 
 .. code-block:: ini
 
      [fs]
-     hide=/dev/sdb2
-
-RAID
-----
-
-*Availability: Linux*
-
-Thanks to the `pymdstat`_ library, if a ``RAID`` controller is detected
-on your system, its status will be displayed as well:
-
-.. image:: ../_static/raid.png
-
-.. _pymdstat: https://github.com/nicolargo/pymdstat
+     hide=/dev/sdb.*

glances/secure.py

@@ -24,11 +24,25 @@ from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 
 
 def secure_popen(cmd):
-    """A more or less secure way to execute system command
+    """A more or less secure way to execute system commands
+    Multiple command should be seprated with a &&
 
-    Return: the result of the command OR an error message
+    Return: the result of the commands
     """
-    ret = None
+    ret = ''
+
+    # Split by multiple commands '&&'
+    for c in cmd.split('&&'):
+        ret += __secure_popen(c)
+
+    return ret
+
+
+def __secure_popen(cmd):
+    """A more or less secure way to execute system command
+    Manage redirection (>) and pipes (|)
+    """
+    ret = ''
 
     # Split by redirection '>'
     cmd_split_redirect = cmd.split('>')

unitest.py

@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ class TestGlances(unittest.TestCase):
         print('INFO: [TEST_100] Secure functions')
         self.assertEqual(secure_popen('echo -n TEST'), 'TEST')
         self.assertEqual(secure_popen('echo FOO | grep FOO'), 'FOO\n')
+        self.assertEqual(secure_popen('echo -n TEST1 && echo -n TEST2'), 'TEST1TEST2')
 
     def test_999_the_end(self):
         """Free all the stats"""