Update process.d/conf.yaml: fix the description of exact_match #20393
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What does this PR do?
This PR fixes the incorrect description of
exact_match
in process.d/conf.yamlMotivation
The current explanation for exact_match is, "If you want to match your `search_string` on a substring within the list of process names, set this to true."
It means
search_string: abc
would match process names such as "abc_process", "abc.exe", ...but actual implementation is, when
exact_match
is True,search_string
should exactly match the process name, not just a substring.https://github.com/DataDog/integrations-core/blob/024592040086a7901ed3614a93c0a9355b313d6f/process/datadog_checks/process/process.py#L162C1-L168C49
Additional Note:
When
exact_match
is false, regular expression matching is used, so the current description might seem accurate in that case.Review checklist (to be filled by reviewers)
qa/skip-qa
label if the PR doesn't need to be tested during QA.backport/<branch-name>
label to the PR and it will automatically open a backport PR once this one is merged