Docs refactor (#1042)

* docs: Refactor docs to make them more digestible
* small updates
* More updates
* more splitting off of files + fixed backtick use

1 files changed, 101 insertions, 985 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ddea35..ee0b426 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,207 +1,60 @@
 # Oxidized [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/Shopify/oxidized.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/Shopify/oxidized) [![Gem Version](https://badge.fury.io/rb/oxidized.svg)](http://badge.fury.io/rb/oxidized) [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/oxidized/Lobby](https://badges.gitter.im/oxidized/Lobby.svg)](https://gitter.im/oxidized/Lobby?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
 
-** Is your company using Oxidized and has Ruby developers on staff? I'd love help from an extra maintainer!**
+> Is your company using Oxidized and has Ruby developers on staff? I'd love help from an extra maintainer!
 
 [WANTED: MAINTAINER](#help-needed)
 
 Oxidized is a network device configuration backup tool. It's a RANCID replacement!
 
-* automatically adds/removes threads to meet configured retrieval interval
-* restful API to move node immediately to head-of-queue (GET/POST /node/next/[NODE])
-  * syslog udp+file example to catch config change event (ios/junos) and trigger config fetch
-  * will signal ios/junos user who made change, which output modules can use (via POST)
+* Automatically adds/removes threads to meet configured retrieval interval
+* Restful API to move node immediately to head-of-queue (GET/POST /node/next/[NODE])
+* Syslog udp+file example to catch config change event (ios/junos) and trigger config fetch
+  * Will signal ios/junos user who made change, which output modules can use (via POST)
   * The git output module uses this info - 'git blame' will for each line show who made the change and when
-* restful API to reload list of nodes (GET /reload)
-* restful API to fetch configurations (/node/fetch/[NODE] or /node/fetch/group/[NODE])
-* restful API to show list of nodes (GET /nodes)
-* restful API to show list of version for a node (/node/version[NODE]) and diffs
+* Restful API to reload list of nodes (GET /reload)
+* Restful API to fetch configurations (/node/fetch/[NODE] or /node/fetch/group/[NODE])
+* Restful API to show list of nodes (GET /nodes)
+* Restful API to show list of version for a node (/node/version[NODE]) and diffs
 
 [Youtube Video: Oxidized TREX 2014 presentation](http://youtu.be/kBQ_CTUuqeU#t=3h)
 
 #### Index
-1. [Supported OS Types](#supported-os-types)
+1. [Supported OS Types](docs/Supported-OS-Types.md)
 2. [Installation](#installation)
     * [Debian](#debian)
     * [CentOS, Oracle Linux, Red Hat Linux](#centos-oracle-linux-red-hat-linux)
-    * [BSD](#freebsd)
+    * [FreeBSD](#freebsd)
+    * [Build from Git](#build-from-git)
+    * [Docker](#running-with-docker)
+    * [Installing Ruby 2.1.2 using RVM](#installing-ruby-212-using-rvm)
 3. [Initial Configuration](#configuration)
-4. [Installing Ruby 2.1.2 using RVM](#installing-ruby-2.1.2-using-rvm)
-5. [Running with Docker](#running-with-docker)
-6. [Cookbook](#cookbook)
-    * [Debugging](#debugging)
-    * [Privileged mode](#privileged-mode)
-    * [Disabling SSH exec channels](#disabling-ssh-exec-channels)
-    * [Source: CSV](#source-csv)
-    * [Source: SQL](#source-sql)
-      * [Source: SQLite](#source-sqlite)
-      * [Source: Mysql](#source-mysql)
-    * [Source: HTTP](#source-http)
-    * [Output: GIT](#output-git)
-    * [Output: GIT-Crypt](#output-git-crypt)
-    * [Output: HTTP](#output-http)
-    * [Output: File](#output-file)
-    * [Output types](#output-types)
-    * [Advanced Configuration](#advanced-configuration)
-    * [Advanced Group Configuration](#advanced-group-configuration)
-7. [Ruby API](#ruby-api)
-    * [Input](#input)
-    * [Output](#output)
-    * [Source](#source)
-    * [Model](#model)
-
-# Supported OS types
- * Vendor
-   * OS model
-
- * A10 Networks
-   * [ACOS](lib/oxidized/model/acos.rb)
- * Accedian Performance Elements (NIDs)
-   * [AEN](lib/oxidized/model/aen.rb)
- * Alcatel-Lucent
-   * [AOS](lib/oxidized/model/aos.rb)
-   * [AOS7](lib/oxidized/model/aos7.rb)
-   * [ISAM](lib/oxidized/model/isam.rb)
-   * [SR OS (Formerly TiMOS)](lib/oxidized/model/timos.rb)
-   * Wireless
- * Alvarion
-   * [BreezeACCESS](lib/oxidized/model/alvarion.rb)
- * APC
-   * [AOS](lib/oxidized/model/apc_aos.rb)
- * Arista
-   * [EOS](lib/oxidized/model/eos.rb)
- * Arris
-   * [C4CMTS](lib/oxidized/model/c4cmts.rb)
- * Aruba
-   * [AOSW](lib/oxidized/model/aosw.rb)
- * AudioCodes
-   * [AudioCodes](lib/oxdized/model/audiocodes.rb)
- * Avaya
-   * [VOSS (VSP Operating System Software)](lib/oxidized/model/voss.rb)
-   * [BOSS (Baystack Operating System Software)](lib/oxidized/model/boss.rb)
- * Brocade
-   * [FabricOS](lib/oxidized/model/fabricos.rb)
-   * [Ironware](lib/oxidized/model/ironware.rb)
-   * [NOS (Network Operating System)](lib/oxidized/model/nos.rb)
-   * [Vyatta](lib/oxidized/model/vyatta.rb)
-   * [6910](lib/oxidized/model/br6910.rb)
- * Casa
-   * [Casa](lib/oxidized/model/casa.rb)
- * Check Point
-   * [GaiaOS](lib/oxidized/model/gaiaos.rb)
- * Ciena
-   * [SAOS](lib/oxidized/model/saos.rb)
- * Cisco
-   * [ACSW](lib/oxidized/model/acsw.rb)
-   * [AireOS](lib/oxidized/model/aireos.rb)
-   * [ASA](lib/oxidized/model/asa.rb)
-   * [AsyncOS](lib/oxidized/model/asyncos.rb)
-   * [CatOS](lib/oxidized/model/catos.rb)
-   * [IOS](lib/oxidized/model/ios.rb)
-   * [IOSXR](lib/oxidized/model/iosxr.rb)
-   * [NGA](lib/oxidized/model/cisconga.rb)
-   * [NXOS](lib/oxidized/model/nxos.rb)
-   * [SMA](lib/oxidized/model/ciscosma.rb)
-   * [SMB (Nikola series)](lib/oxidized/model/ciscosmb.rb)
-   * [UCS](lib/oxidized/model/ucs.rb)
- * Citrix
-   * [NetScaler (Virtual Applicance)](lib/oxidized/model/netscaler.rb)
- * Coriant (former Tellabs)
-   * [TMOS (8800)](lib/oxidized/model/corianttmos.rb)
-   * [8600](lib/oxidized/model/coriant8600.rb)
-   * [Groove](lib/oxidized/model/coriantgroove.rb)
- * Cumulus
-   * [Linux](lib/oxidized/model/cumulus.rb)
- * DataCom
-   * [DmSwitch 3000](lib/oxidized/model/datacom.rb)
- * DCN
-   * [DCN](lib/oxidized/model/ios.rb) - Map this to ios.
- * DELL
-   * [PowerConnect](lib/oxidized/model/powerconnect.rb)
-   * [AOSW](lib/oxidized/model/aosw.rb)
- * D-Link
-   * [D-Link](lib/oxidized/model/dlink.rb)
- * Ericsson/Redback
-   * [IPOS (former SEOS)](lib/oxidized/model/ipos.rb)
- * Extreme Networks
-   * [Enterasys](/lib/oxidized/model/enterasys.rb)
-   * [WM](lib/oxidized/model/mtrlrfs.rb)
-   * [XOS](lib/oxidized/model/xos.rb)
- * F5
-   * [TMOS](lib/oxidized/model/tmos.rb)
- * Force10
-   * [DNOS](lib/oxidized/model/dnos.rb)
-   * [FTOS](lib/oxidized/model/ftos.rb)
- * FortiGate
-   * [FortiOS](lib/oxidized/model/fortios.rb)
- * Fujitsu
-   * [PRIMERGY Blade switch 1/10Gbe](lib/oxidized/model/fujitsupy.rb)
- * Hatteras
-   * [Hatteras](lib/oxidized/model/hatteras.rb)
- * Hirschmann
-   * [HiOS](lib/oxidized/model/hirschmann.rb)
- * HP
-   * [Comware (HP A-series, H3C, 3Com)](lib/oxidized/model/comware.rb)
-   * [Procurve](lib/oxidized/model/procurve.rb)
-   * [BladeSystem (Onboard Administrator)](lib/oxidized/model/hpebladesystem.rb)
-   * [MSA](lib/oxidized/model/hpemsa.rb)
- * Huawei
-   * [VRP](lib/oxidized/model/vrp.rb)
- * Juniper
-   * [JunOS](lib/oxidized/model/junos.rb)
-   * [ScreenOS (Netscreen)](lib/oxidized/model/screenos.rb)
- * Mellanox
-   * [MLNX-OS](lib/oxidized/model/mlnxos.rb)
-   * [Voltaire](lib/oxidized/model/voltaire.rb)
- * Mikrotik
-   * [RouterOS](lib/oxidized/model/routeros.rb)
- * Motorola
-   * [RFS](lib/oxidized/model/mtrlrfs.rb)
- * MRV
-   * [MasterOS](lib/oxidized/model/masteros.rb)
-   * [FiberDriver](lib/oxidized/model/fiberdriver.rb)
- * Netgear
-   * [Netgear](lib/oxidized/model/netgear.rb)
- * Netonix
-   * [WISP Switch (As Netonix)](lib/oxidized/model/netonix.rb)
- * Nokia (formerly TiMetra, Alcatel, Alcatel-Lucent)
-   * [SR OS (TiMOS)](lib/oxidized/model/timos.rb)
- * OneAccess
-   * [OneOS](lib/oxidized/model/oneos.rb)
- * Opengear
-   * [Opengear](lib/oxidized/model/opengear.rb)
- * Palo Alto
-   * [PANOS](lib/oxidized/model/panos.rb)
- * [PLANET SG/SGS Switches](lib/oxidized/model/planet.rb)
- * [pfSense](lib/oxidized/model/pfsense.rb)
- * Radware
-   * [AlteonOS](lib/oxidized/model/alteonos.rb)
- * Quanta
-   * [Quanta / VxWorks 6.6 (1.1.0.8)](lib/oxidized/model/quantaos.rb)
- * Siklu
-   * [EtherHaul](lib/oxidized/model/siklu.rb)
- * Supermicro
-   * [Supermicro](lib/oxidized/model/supermicro.rb)
- * Symantec
-   * [Blue Coat ProxySG / Security Gateway OS (SGOS)](lib/oxidized/model/sgos.rb)
- * Trango Systems
-   * [Trango](lib/oxidized/model/trango.rb)
- * TPLink
-   * [TPLink](lib/oxidized/model/tplink.rb)
- * Ubiquiti
-   * [AirOS](lib/oxidized/model/airos.rb)
-   * [Edgeos](lib/oxidized/model/edgeos.rb)
-   * [EdgeSwitch](lib/oxidized/model/edgeswitch.rb)
- * Watchguard
-   * [Fireware OS](lib/oxidized/model/firewareos.rb)
- * Westell
-   * [Westell 8178G, Westell 8266G](lib/oxidized/model/weos.rb)
- * Zhone
-   * [Zhone (OLT and MX)](lib/oxidized/model/zhoneolt.rb)
- * Zyxel
-   * [ZyNOS](lib/oxidized/model/zynos.rb)
-
+4. [Configuration](docs/Configuration.md)
+    * [Debugging](docs/Configuration.md#debugging)
+    * [Privileged mode](docs/Configuration.md#privileged-mode)
+    * [Disabling SSH exec channels](docs/Configuration.md#disabling-ssh-exec-channels)
+    * [Sources:](docs/Sources.md)
+        * [Source: CSV](docs/Sources.md#source-csv)
+        * [Source: SQL](docs/Sources.md#source-sql)
+        * [Source: SQLite](docs/Sources.md#source-sqlite)
+        * [Source: Mysql](docs/Sources.md#source-mysql)
+        * [Source: HTTP](docs/Sources.md#source-http)
+    * [Outputs:](docs/Outputs.md)
+        * [Output: GIT](docs/Outputs.md#output-git)
+        * [Output: GIT-Crypt](docs/Outputs.md#output-git-crypt)
+        * [Output: HTTP](docs/Outputs.md#output-http)
+        * [Output: File](docs/Outputs.md#output-file)
+        * [Output types](docs/Outputs.md#output-types)
+    * [Advanced Configuration](docs/Configuration.md#advanced-configuration)
+    * [Advanced Group Configuration](docs/Configuration.md#advanced-group-configuration)
+    * [Hooks](docs/Hooks.md)
+5. [Ruby API](docs/Ruby-API.md#ruby-api)
+    * [Input](docs/Ruby-API.md#input)
+    * [Output](docs/Ruby-API.md#output)
+    * [Source](docs/Ruby-API.md#source)
+    * [Model](docs/Ruby-API.md#model)
 
 # Installation
+
 ## Debian
 Install all required packages and gems.
 
@@ -212,7 +65,8 @@ gem install oxidized-script oxidized-web # if you don't install oxidized-web, ma
 ```
 
 ## CentOS, Oracle Linux, Red Hat Linux
-On CentOS 6 / RHEL 6, install Ruby greater than 1.9.3 (for Ruby 2.1.2 installation instructions see "Installing Ruby 2.1.2 using RVM"), then install Oxidized dependencies
+On CentOS 6 / RHEL 6, install Ruby greater than 1.9.3 (for Ruby 2.1.2 installation instructions see [Installing Ruby 2.1.2 using RVM](#installing-ruby-212-using-rvm)), then install Oxidized dependencies
+
 ```shell
 yum install cmake sqlite-devel openssl-devel libssh2-devel
 ```
@@ -224,13 +78,14 @@ yum install cmake sqlite-devel openssl-devel libssh2-devel ruby gcc ruby-devel
 ```
 
 Now let's install oxidized via Rubygems:
+
 ```shell
 gem install oxidized
 gem install oxidized-script oxidized-web
 ```
 
 ## FreeBSD
-Use RVM to install Ruby v2.1.2
+[Use RVM to install Ruby v2.1.2](#installing-ruby-2.1.2-using-rvm)
 
 Install all required packages and gems.
 
@@ -240,8 +95,6 @@ gem install oxidized
 gem install oxidized-script oxidized-web
 ```
 
-
-
 ## Build from Git
 ```shell
 git clone https://github.com/ytti/oxidized.git
@@ -250,98 +103,6 @@ gem build *.gemspec
 gem install pkg/*.gem
 ```
 
-# Configuration
-
-Oxidized configuration is in YAML format. Configuration files are subsequently sourced from ```/etc/oxidized/config``` then ```~/.config/oxidized/config```. The hashes will be merged, this might be useful for storing source information in a system wide file and  user specific configuration in the home directory (to only include a staff specific username and password). Eg. if many users are using ```oxs```, see [Oxidized::Script](https://github.com/ytti/oxidized-script).
-
-It is recommended practice to run Oxidized using its own username.  This username can be added using standard command-line tools:
-
-```
-useradd oxidized
-```
-
-It is recommended not to run Oxidized as root.
-
-To initialize a default configuration in your home directory ```~/.config/oxidized/config```, simply run ```oxidized``` once. If you don't further configure anything from the output and source sections, it'll extend the examples on a subsequent ```oxidized``` execution. This is useful to see what options for a specific source or output backend are available.
-
-You can set the env variable `OXIDIZED_HOME` to change its home directory.
-
-```
-OXIDIZED_HOME=/etc/oxidized
-
-$ tree -L 1 /etc/oxidized
-/etc/oxidized/
-├── config
-├── log-router-ssh
-├── log-router-telnet
-├── pid
-├── router.db
-└── repository.git
-```
-
-## Source
-
-Oxidized supports ```CSV```, ```SQLite``` and ```HTTP``` as source backends. The CSV backend reads nodes from a rancid compatible router.db file. The SQLite backend will fire queries against a database and map certain fields to model items. The HTTP backend will fire queries against a http/https url. Take a look at the [Cookbook](#cookbook) for more details.
-
-## Outputs
-
-Possible outputs are either ```file```, ```git``` or ```git-crypt```. The file backend takes a destination directory as argument and will keep a file per device, with most recent running version of a device. The GIT backend (recommended) will initialize an empty GIT repository in the specified path and create a new commit on every configuration change. The GIT-Crypt backend will also initialize a GIT repository but every configuration push to it will be encrypted on the fly by using ```git-crypt``` tool. Take a look at the [Cookbook](#cookbook) for more details.
-
-Maps define how to map a model's fields to model [model fields](https://github.com/ytti/oxidized/tree/master/lib/oxidized/model). Most of the settings should be self explanatory, log is ignored if `use_syslog`(requires Ruby >= 2.0) is set to `true`.
-
-First create the directory where the CSV ```output``` is going to store device configs and start Oxidized once.
-```
-mkdir -p ~/.config/oxidized/configs
-oxidized
-```
-
-Now tell Oxidized where it finds a list of network devices to backup configuration from. You can either use CSV or SQLite as source. To create a CSV source add the following snippet:
-
-Note: If gpg is set to anything other than false it will attempt to decrypt the file contents
-```
-source:
-  default: csv
-  csv:
-    file: ~/.config/oxidized/router.db
-    delimiter: !ruby/regexp /:/
-    gpg: false
-    gpg_password: 'password'
-    map:
-      name: 0
-      model: 1
-```
-
-Now lets create a file based device database (you might want to switch to SQLite later on). Put your routers in ```~/.config/oxidized/router.db``` (file format is compatible with rancid). Simply add an item per line:
-
-```
-router01.example.com:ios
-switch01.example.com:procurve
-router02.example.com:ios
-```
-
-Run ```oxidized``` again to take the first backups.
-
-# Installing Ruby 2.1.2 using RVM
-
-Install Ruby 2.1.2 build dependencies
-```
-yum install curl gcc-c++ patch readline readline-devel zlib zlib-devel
-yum install libyaml-devel libffi-devel openssl-devel make cmake
-yum install bzip2 autoconf automake libtool bison iconv-devel libssh2-devel
-```
-
-Install RVM
-```
-curl -L get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
-```
-
-Setup RVM environment and compile and install Ruby 2.1.2 and set it as default
-```
-source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh
-rvm install 2.1.2
-rvm use --default 2.1.2
-```
-
 # Running with Docker
 
 clone git repo:
@@ -370,7 +131,7 @@ docker run --rm -v /etc/oxidized:/root/.config/oxidized -p 8888:8888/tcp -t oxid
 ```
 If the RESTful API and Web Interface are enabled, on the docker host running the container
 edit /etc/oxidized/config and modify 'rest: 127.0.0.1:8888' by 'rest: 0.0.0.0:8888'
-this will bind port 8888 to all interfaces then expose port out. (Issue #445)
+this will bind port 8888 to all interfaces then expose port out. [Issue #445](https://github.com/ytti/oxidized/issues/445)
 
 You can also use docker-compose to launch oxidized container:
 ```
@@ -387,7 +148,7 @@ oxidized:
     - /etc/oxidized:/root/.config/oxidized
 ```
 
-create the `/etc/oxidized/router.db`
+create the `/etc/oxidized/router.db` [See CSV Source for further info](docs/Configuration.md#source-csv)
 
 ```
 vim /etc/oxidized/router.db
@@ -417,628 +178,96 @@ If you need to use an internal CA (e.g. to connect to an private github instance
 docker run -v /etc/oxidized:/root/.config/oxidized -v /path/to/MY-CA.crt:/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/MY-CA.crt -p 8888:8888/tcp -e UPDATE_CA_CERTIFICATES=true -t oxidized/oxidized:latest
 ```
 
-## Cookbook
-### Debugging
-In case a model plugin doesn't work correctly (ios, procurve, etc.), you can enable live debugging of SSH/Telnet sessions. Just add a ```debug``` option containing the value true to the ```input``` section. The log files will be created depending on the parent directory of the logfile option.
-
-The following example will log an active ssh/telnet session ```/home/oxidized/.config/oxidized/log/<IP-Adress>-<PROTOCOL>```. The file will be truncated on each consecutive ssh/telnet session, so you need to put a ```tailf``` or ```tail -f``` on that file!
-
-```
-log: /home/oxidized/.config/oxidized/log
-
-...
-
-input:
-  default: ssh, telnet
-  debug: true
-  ssh:
-    secure: false
-```
-
-### Privileged mode
-
-To start privileged mode before pulling the configuration, Oxidized needs to send the enable command. You can globally enable this, by adding the following snippet to the global section of the configuration file.
-
-```
-vars:
-   enable: S3cre7
-```
-
-### Removing secrets
-
-To strip out secrets from configurations before storing them, Oxidized needs the the remove_secrets flag. You can globally enable this by adding the following snippet to the global sections of the configuration file.
-
-```
-vars:
-  remove_secret: true
-```
-
-Device models can contain substitution filters to remove potentially sensitive data from configs.
-
-As a partial example from ios.rb:
-
-```
-  cmd :secret do |cfg|
-    cfg.gsub! /^(snmp-server community).*/, '\\1 <configuration removed>'
-    (...)
-    cfg
-  end
-```
-The above strips out snmp community strings from your saved configs.
-
-**NOTE:** Removing secrets reduces the usefulness as a full configuration backup, but it may make sharing configs easier.
-
-### Disabling SSH exec channels
-
-Oxidized uses exec channels to make information extraction simpler, but there are some situations where this doesn't work well, e.g. configuring devices.  This feature can be turned off by setting the ```ssh_no_exec```
-variable.
-
-```
-vars:
-  ssh_no_exec: true
-```
-
-### Source: CSV
-
-One line per device, colon seperated. If `ip` isn't present, a DNS lookup will be done against `name`.  For large installations, setting `ip` will dramatically reduce startup time.
-
-```
-source:
-  default: csv
-  csv:
-    file: /var/lib/oxidized/router.db
-    delimiter: !ruby/regexp /:/
-    map:
-      name: 0
-      ip: 1
-      model: 2
-      username: 3
-      password: 4
-    vars_map:
-      enable: 5
-```
-
-### SSH Proxy Command
-
-Oxidized can `ssh` through a proxy as well. To do so we just need to set `ssh_proxy` variable.
-
-```
-...
-map:
-  name: 0
-  model: 1
-vars_map:
-  enable: 2
-  ssh_proxy: 3
-...
-```
-### Source: SQL
- Oxidized uses the `sequel` ruby gem. You can use a variety of databases that aren't explicitly listed. For more information visit https://github.com/jeremyevans/sequel Make sure you have the correct adapter!
-### Source: MYSQL
-
-```sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev```
-
-The values correspond to your fields in the DB such that ip, model, etc are field names in the DB
-
-```
-source:
-  default: sql
-  sql:
-    adapter: mysql2
-    database: oxidized
-    table: nodes
-    user: root
-    password: rootpass
-    map:
-      name: ip
-      model: model
-      username: username
-      password: password
-    vars_map:
-      enable: enable
-```
-
-### Source: SQLite
-
-One row per device, filtered by hostname.
-
-```
-source:
-  default: sql
-  sql:
-    adapter: sqlite
-    database: "/var/lib/oxidized/devices.db"
-    table: devices
-    map:
-      name: fqdn
-      model: model
-      username: username
-      password: password
-    vars_map:
-      enable: enable
-```
-
-### Source: HTTP
-
-One object per device.
-
-HTTP Supports basic auth, configure the user and pass you want to use under the http: section.
-
-```
-source:
-  default: http
-  http:
-    url: https://url/api
-    scheme: https
-    delimiter: !ruby/regexp /:/
-    user: username
-    pass: password
-    map:
-      name: hostname
-      model: os
-      username: username
-      password: password
-    vars_map:
-      enable: enable
-    headers:
-      X-Auth-Token: 'somerandomstring'
-```
-
-You can also pass `secure: false` if you want to disable ssl certificate verification:
-
-```
-source:
-  default: http
-  http:
-    url: https://url/api
-    scheme: https
-    secure: false
-```
-
-### Output: File
-
-Parent directory needs to be created manually, one file per device, with most recent running config.
-
-```
-output:
-  file:
-    directory: /var/lib/oxidized/configs
-```
-
-### Output: Git
-
-This uses the rugged/libgit2 interface. So you should remember that normal Git hooks will not be executed.
-
-
-For a single repositories for all devices:
-
-``` yaml
-output:
-  default: git
-  git:
-    user: Oxidized
-    email: o@example.com
-    repo: "/var/lib/oxidized/devices.git"
-```
-
-And for groups repositories:
-
-``` yaml
-output:
-  default: git
-  git:
-    user: Oxidized
-    email: o@example.com
-    repo: "/var/lib/oxidized/git-repos/default.git"
-```
-
-Oxidized will create a repository for each group in the same directory as the `default.git`. For
-example:
+# Installing Ruby 2.1.2 using RVM
 
-``` csv
-host1:ios:first
-host2:nxos:second
+Install Ruby 2.1.2 build dependencies
 ```
-
-This will generate the following repositories:
-
-``` bash
-$ ls /var/lib/oxidized/git-repos
-
-default.git first.git second.git
+yum install curl gcc-c++ patch readline readline-devel zlib zlib-devel
+yum install libyaml-devel libffi-devel openssl-devel make cmake
+yum install bzip2 autoconf automake libtool bison iconv-devel libssh2-devel
 ```
 
-If you would like to use groups and a single repository, you can force this with the `single_repo` config.
-
-``` yaml
-output:
-  default: git
-  git:
-    single_repo: true
-    repo: "/var/lib/oxidized/devices.git"
-
+Install RVM
 ```
-
-### Output: Git-Crypt
-
-This uses the gem git and system git-crypt interfaces. Have a look at [GIT-Crypt](https://www.agwa.name/projects/git-crypt/) documentation to know how to install it.
-Additionally to user and email informations, you have to provide the users ID that can be a key ID, a full fingerprint, an email address, or anything else that uniquely identifies a public key to GPG (see "HOW TO SPECIFY A USER ID" in the gpg man page).
-
-
-For a single repositories for all devices:
-
-``` yaml
-output:
-  default: gitcrypt
-  gitcrypt:
-    user: Oxidized
-    email: o@example.com
-    repo: "/var/lib/oxidized/devices"
-    users:
-      - "0x0123456789ABCDEF"
-      - "<user@example.com>"
+curl -L get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
 ```
 
-And for groups repositories:
-
-``` yaml
-output:
-  default: gitcrypt
-  gitcrypt:
-    user: Oxidized
-    email: o@example.com
-    repo: "/var/lib/oxidized/git-repos/default"
-    users:
-      - "0xABCDEF0123456789"
-      - "0x0123456789ABCDEF"
+Setup RVM environment and compile and install Ruby 2.1.2 and set it as default
 ```
-
-Oxidized will create a repository for each group in the same directory as the `default`. For
-example:
-
-``` csv
-host1:ios:first
-host2:nxos:second
+source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh
+rvm install 2.1.2
+rvm use --default 2.1.2
 ```
 
-This will generate the following repositories:
+# Configuration
+Oxidized configuration is in YAML format. Configuration files are subsequently sourced from `/etc/oxidized/config` then `~/.config/oxidized/config`. The hashes will be merged, this might be useful for storing source information in a system wide file and  user specific configuration in the home directory (to only include a staff specific username and password). Eg. if many users are using `oxs`, see [Oxidized::Script](https://github.com/ytti/oxidized-script).
 
-``` bash
-$ ls /var/lib/oxidized/git-repos
+It is recommended practice to run Oxidized using its own username.  This username can be added using standard command-line tools:
 
-default.git first.git second.git
 ```
-
-If you would like to use groups and a single repository, you can force this with the `single_repo` config.
-
-``` yaml
-output:
-  default: gitcrypt
-  gitcrypt:
-    single_repo: true
-    repo: "/var/lib/oxidized/devices"
-    users:
-      - "0xABCDEF0123456789"
-      - "0x0123456789ABCDEF"
-
+useradd oxidized
 ```
 
-Please note that user list is only updated once at creation.
+> It is recommended __not__ to run Oxidized as root.
 
-### Output: Http
+To initialize a default configuration in your home directory `~/.config/oxidized/config`, simply run `oxidized` once. If you don't further configure anything from the output and source sections, it'll extend the examples on a subsequent `oxidized` execution. This is useful to see what options for a specific source or output backend are available.
 
-POST a config to the specified URL
+You can set the env variable `OXIDIZED_HOME` to change its home directory.
 
 ```
-output:
-  default: http
-  http:
-    user: admin
-    password: changeit
-    url: "http://192.168.162.50:8080/db/coll"
-```
-
-### Output types
-
-If you prefer to have different outputs in different files and/or directories, you can easily do this by modifying the corresponding model. To change the behaviour for IOS, you would edit `lib/oxidized/model/ios.rb` (run `gem contents oxidized` to find out the full file path).
-
-For example, let's say you want to split out `show version` and `show inventory` into separate files in a directory called `nodiff` which your tools will not send automated diffstats for. You can apply a patch along the lines of
+OXIDIZED_HOME=/etc/oxidized
 
-```
--  cmd 'show version' do |cfg|
--    comment cfg.lines.first
-+  cmd 'show version' do |state|
-+    state.type = 'nodiff'
-+    state
-
--  cmd 'show inventory' do |cfg|
--    comment cfg
-+  cmd 'show inventory' do |state|
-+    state.type = 'nodiff'
-+    state
-+  end
-
--  cmd 'show running-config' do |cfg|
--    cfg = cfg.each_line.to_a[3..-1].join
--    cfg.gsub! /^Current configuration : [^\n]*\n/, ''
--    cfg.sub! /^(ntp clock-period).*/, '! \1'
--    cfg.gsub! /^\ tunnel\ mpls\ traffic-eng\ bandwidth[^\n]*\n*(
-+  cmd 'show running-config' do |state|
-+    state = state.each_line.to_a[3..-1].join
-+    state.gsub! /^Current configuration : [^\n]*\n/, ''
-+    state.sub! /^(ntp clock-period).*/, '! \1'
-+    state.gsub! /^\ tunnel\ mpls\ traffic-eng\ bandwidth[^\n]*\n*(
-                   (?:\ [^\n]*\n*)*
-                   tunnel\ mpls\ traffic-eng\ auto-bw)/mx, '\1'
--    cfg
-+    state = Oxidized::String.new state
-+    state.type = 'nodiff'
-+    state
+$ tree -L 1 /etc/oxidized
+/etc/oxidized/
+├── config
+├── log-router-ssh
+├── log-router-telnet
+├── pid
+├── router.db
+└── repository.git
 ```
 
-which will result in the following layout
+## Source
 
-```
-diff/$FQDN--show_running_config
-nodiff/$FQDN--show_version
-nodiff/$FQDN--show_inventory
-```
+Oxidized supports [CSV](docs/Configuration.md#source-csv),  [SQLite](docs/Configuration.md#source-sqlite), [MySQL](docs/Configuration.md#source-mysql) and [HTTP](docs/Configuration.md#source-http) as source backends. The CSV backend reads nodes from a rancid compatible router.db file. The SQLite and MySQL backends will fire queries against a database and map certain fields to model items. The HTTP backend will fire queries against a http/https url. Take a look at the [Configuration](docs/Configuration.md) for more details.
 
-### RESTful API and Web Interface
+## Outputs
 
-The RESTful API and Web Interface is enabled by configuring the `rest:` parameter in the config file.  This parameter can optionally contain a relative URI.
+Possible outputs are either [File](docs/Configuration.md#output-file), [GIT](docs/Configuration.md#output-git), [GIT-Crypt](docs/Configuration.md#output-git-crypt) and [HTT](docs/Configuration.md#output-http). The file backend takes a destination directory as argument and will keep a file per device, with most recent running version of a device. The GIT backend (recommended) will initialize an empty GIT repository in the specified path and create a new commit on every configuration change. The GIT-Crypt backend will also initialize a GIT repository but every configuration push to it will be encrypted on the fly by using `git-crypt` tool. Take a look at the [Configuration](docs/Configuration.md) for more details.
 
-```
-# Listen on http://127.0.0.1:8888/
-rest: 127.0.0.1:8888
-```
+Maps define how to map a model's fields to model [model fields](https://github.com/ytti/oxidized/tree/master/lib/oxidized/model). Most of the settings should be self explanatory, log is ignored if `use_syslog`(requires Ruby >= 2.0) is set to `true`.
 
+First create the directory where the CSV `output` is going to store device configs and start Oxidized once.
 ```
-# Listen on http://10.0.0.1:8000/oxidized/
-rest: 10.0.0.1:8000/oxidized
+mkdir -p ~/.config/oxidized/configs
+oxidized
 ```
 
-### Advanced Configuration
-
-Below is an advanced example configuration. You will be able to (optionally) override options per device. The router.db format used is ```hostname:model:username:password:enable_password```. Hostname and model will be the only required options, all others override the global configuration sections.
+Now tell Oxidized where it finds a list of network devices to backup configuration from. You can either use CSV or SQLite as source. To create a CSV source add the following snippet:
 
+Note: If gpg is set to anything other than false it will attempt to decrypt the file contents
 ```
----
-username: oxidized
-password: S3cr3tx
-model: junos
-interval: 3600
-log: ~/.config/oxidized/log
-debug: false
-threads: 30
-timeout: 20
-retries: 3
-prompt: !ruby/regexp /^([\w.@-]+[#>]\s?)$/
-vars:
-  enable: S3cr3tx
-groups: {}
-rest: 127.0.0.1:8888
-pid: ~/.config/oxidized/oxidized.pid
-input:
-  default: ssh, telnet
-  debug: false
-  ssh:
-    secure: false
-output:
-  default: git
-  git:
-      user: Oxidized
-      email: oxidized@example.com
-      repo: "~/.config/oxidized/oxidized.git"
 source:
   default: csv
   csv:
     file: ~/.config/oxidized/router.db
     delimiter: !ruby/regexp /:/
+    gpg: false
+    gpg_password: 'password'
     map:
       name: 0
       model: 1
-      username: 2
-      password: 3
-    vars_map:
-      enable: 4
-model_map:
-  cisco: ios
-  juniper: junos
-
 ```
 
-### Advanced Group Configuration
-
-For group specific credentials
+Now lets create a file based device database (you might want to switch to SQLite later on). Put your routers in `~/.config/oxidized/router.db` (file format is compatible with rancid). Simply add an item per line:
 
 ```
-groups:
-  mikrotik:
-    username: admin
-    password: blank
-  ubiquiti:
-    username: ubnt
-    password: ubnt
-```
-and add group mapping
-```
-map:
-  model: 0
-  name: 1
-  group: 2
-```
-For model specific credentials
-
-```
-models:
-  junos:
-    username: admin
-    password: password
-  ironware:
-    username: admin
-    password: password
-    vars: 
-      enable: enablepassword
-  apc_aos:
-    username: apc
-    password: password
-```
-
-### Triggered backups
-
-A node can be moved to head-of-queue via the REST API `GET/POST /node/next/[NODE]`.
-
-In the default configuration this node will be processed when the next job worker becomes available, it could take some time if existing backups are in progress. To execute moved jobs immediately a new job can be added:
-
-```
-next_adds_job: true
-```
-
-# Hooks
-You can define arbitrary number of hooks that subscribe different events. The hook system is modular and different kind of hook types can be enabled.
-
-## Configuration
-Following configuration keys need to be defined for all hooks:
-
-  * `events`: which events to subscribe. Needs to be an array. See below for the list of available events.
-  * `type`: what hook class to use. See below for the list of available hook types.
-
-### Events
-  * `node_success`: triggered when configuration is succesfully pulled from a node and right before storing the configuration.
-  * `node_fail`: triggered after `retries` amount of failed node pulls.
-  * `post_store`: triggered after node configuration is stored (this is executed only when the configuration has changed).
-  * `nodes_done`: triggered after finished fetching all nodes.
-
-## Hook type: exec
-The `exec` hook type allows users to run an arbitrary shell command or a binary when triggered.
-
-The command is executed on a separate child process either in synchronous or asynchronous fashion. Non-zero exit values cause errors to be logged. STDOUT and STDERR are currently not collected.
-
-Command is executed with the following environment:
-```
-OX_EVENT
-OX_NODE_NAME
-OX_NODE_IP
-OX_NODE_FROM
-OX_NODE_MSG
-OX_NODE_GROUP
-OX_JOB_STATUS
-OX_JOB_TIME
-OX_REPO_COMMITREF
-OX_REPO_NAME
-```
-
-Exec hook recognizes following configuration keys:
-
-  * `timeout`: hard timeout for the command execution. SIGTERM will be sent to the child process after the timeout has elapsed. Default: 60
-  * `async`: influences whether main thread will wait for the command execution. Set this true for long running commands so node pull is not blocked. Default: false
-  * `cmd`: command to run.
-
-
-## Hook configuration example
-```
-hooks:
-  name_for_example_hook1:
-    type: exec
-    events: [node_success]
-    cmd: 'echo "Node success $OX_NODE_NAME" >> /tmp/ox_node_success.log'
-  name_for_example_hook2:
-    type: exec
-    events: [post_store, node_fail]
-    cmd: 'echo "Doing long running stuff for $OX_NODE_NAME" >> /tmp/ox_node_stuff.log; sleep 60'
-    async: true
-    timeout: 120
-```
-
-### githubrepo
-
-This hook configures the repository `remote` and _push_ the code when the specified event is triggerd. If the `username` and `password` are not provided, the `Rugged::Credentials::SshKeyFromAgent` will be used.
-
-`githubrepo` hook recognizes following configuration keys:
-
-  * `remote_repo`: the remote repository to be pushed to.
-  * `username`: username for repository auth.
-  * `password`: password for repository auth.
-  * `publickey`: publickey for repository auth.
-  * `privatekey`: privatekey for repository auth.
-
-When using groups repositories, each group must have its own `remote` in the `remote_repo` config.
-
-``` yaml
-hooks:
-  push_to_remote:
-    remote_repo:
-      routers: git@git.intranet:oxidized/routers.git
-      switches: git@git.intranet:oxidized/switches.git
-      firewalls: git@git.intranet:oxidized/firewalls.git
-```
-
-
-## Hook configuration example
-
-``` yaml
-hooks:
-  push_to_remote:
-    type: githubrepo
-    events: [post_store]
-    remote_repo: git@git.intranet:oxidized/test.git
-    username: user
-    password: pass
-```
-
-## Hook type: awssns
-
-The `awssns` hook publishes messages to AWS SNS topics. This allows you to notify other systems of device configuration changes, for example a config orchestration pipeline. Multiple services can subscribe to the same AWS topic.
-
-Fields sent in the message:
-
-  * `event`: Event type (e.g. `node_success`)
-  * `group`: Group name
-  * `model`: Model name (e.g. `eos`)
-  * `node`: Device hostname
-
-Configuration example:
-
-``` yaml
-hooks:
-  hook_script:
-    type: awssns
-    events: [node_fail,node_success,post_store]
-    region: us-east-1
-    topic_arn: arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:1234567:oxidized-test-backup_events
-```
-
-AWS SNS hook requires the following configuration keys:
-
-  * `region`: AWS Region name
-  * `topic_arn`: ASN Topic reference
-
-Your AWS credentials should be stored in `~/.aws/credentials`.
-
-## Hook type: slackdiff
-
-The `slackdiff` hook posts colorized config diffs to a [Slack](http://www.slack.com) channel of your choice. It only triggers for `post_store` events.
-
-You will need to manually install the `slack-api` gem on your system:
-
-```
-gem install slack-api
-```
-
-Configuration example:
-
-``` yaml
-hooks:
-  slack:
-    type: slackdiff
-    events: [post_store]
-    token: SLACK_BOT_TOKEN
-    channel: "#network-changes"
+router01.example.com:ios
+switch01.example.com:procurve
+router02.example.com:ios
 ```
 
-Note the channel name must be in quotes.
-
+Run `oxidized` again to take the first backups.
 
 # Extra
 
@@ -1054,157 +283,43 @@ The init script assumes that you have a used named 'oxidized' and that oxidized
 /usr/local/bin
 ```
 
-1.)Copy init script from extra/ folder to /etc/init.d/oxidized
-2.)Setup /var/run/
+1. Copy init script from extra/ folder to /etc/init.d/oxidized
+2. Setup /var/run/
 
 ```
 mkdir /var/run/oxidized
 chown oxidized:oxidized /var/run/oxidized
 ```
 
-3.)Make oxidized start on boot
+3. Make oxidized start on boot
 
 ```
 update-rc.d oxidized defaults
 ```
 
-# Ruby API
-
-The following objects exist in Oxidized.
-
-## Input
- * gets config from nodes
- * must implement 'connect', 'get', 'cmd'
- * 'ssh', 'telnet, ftp, and tftp' implemented
-
-## Output
- * stores config
- * must implement 'store' (may implement 'fetch')
- * 'git' and 'file' (store as flat ascii) implemented
-
-## Source
- * gets list of nodes to poll
- * must implement 'load'
- * source can have 'name', 'model', 'group', 'username', 'password', 'input', 'output', 'prompt'
-   * name - name of the devices
-   * model - model to use ios/junos/xyz, model is loaded dynamically when needed (Also default in config file)
-   * input - method to acquire config, loaded dynamically as needed (Also default in config file)
-   * output - method to store config, loaded dynamically as needed (Also default in config file)
-   * prompt - prompt used for node (Also default in config file, can be specified in model too)
- * 'sql', 'csv' and 'http' (supports any format with single entry per line, like router.db)
-
-## Model
-### At the top level
-A model may use several methods at the top level in the class. `cfg` is
-executed in input/output/source context. `cmd` is executed within an instance
-of the model.
-
-#### `cfg`
-`cfg` may be called with a list of methods (`:ssh`, `:telnet`) and a block with
-zero parameters.  Calling `cfg` registers the given access methods and calling
-it at least once is required for a model to work.
-
-The block may contain commands to change some behaviour for the given methods
-(e.g. calling `post_login` to disable the pager).
-
-#### `cmd`
-Is used to specify commands that should be executed on a model in order to
-gather its configuration. It can be called with:
-
-* Just a string
-* A string and a block
-* `:all` and a block
-* `:secret` and a block
-
-The block takes a single parameter `cfg` containing the output of the command
-being processed.
-
-Calling `cmd` with just a string will emit the output of the command given in
-that string as configuration.
-
-Calling `cmd` with a string and a block will pass the output of the given
-command to the block, then emit its return value (that must be a string) as
-configuration.
-
-Calling `cmd` with `:all` and a block will pass all command output through this
-block before emitting it. This is useful if some cleanup is required of the
-output of all commands.
-
-Calling `cmd` with `:secret` and a block will pass all configuration to the
-given block before emitting it to hide secrets if secret hiding is enabled. The
-block should replace any secrets with `'<hidden>'` and return the resulting
-string.
-
-Execution order is `:all`, `:secret`, and lastly the command specific block, if
-given.
-
-#### `comment`
-Called with a single string containing the string to prepend for comments in
-emitted configuration for this model.
-
-If not specified the default of `'# '` will be used (note the trailing space).
-
-#### `prompt`
-Is called with a regular expression that is used to detect when command output
-ends after a command has been executed.
-
-If not specified, a default of `/^([\w.@-]+[#>]\s?)$/` is used.
-
-#### `expect`
-Called with a regular expression and a block. The block takes two parameters:
-the regular expression, and the data containing the match.
-
-The passed data is replaced by the return value of the block.
-
-`expect` can be used to, for example, strip escape sequences from output before
-it's further processed.
-
-### At the second level
-The following methods are available:
-
-#### `comment`
-Used inside `cmd` invocations. Comments out every line in the passed string and
-returns the result.
-
-#### `password`
-Used inside `cfg` invocations to specify the regular expression used to detect
-the password prompt. If not specified, the default of `/^Password/` is used.
-
-#### `post_login`
-Used inside `cfg` invocations to specify commands to run once Oxidized has
-logged in to the switch. Takes one argument that is either a block (taking zero
-parameters) or a string containing a command to execute.
-
-#### `pre_logout`
-Used to specify commands to run before Oxidized closes the connection to the
-switch. Takes one argument that is either a block (taking zero parameters) or a
-string containing a command to execute.
-
-#### `send`
-Usually used inside `expect` or blocks passed to `post_login`/`pre_logout`.
-Takes a single parameter: a string to be sent to the switch.
-
 # Help Needed
 
 As things stand right now, `oxidized` is maintained by a single person. A great
 many [contributors](https://github.com/ytti/oxidized/graphs/contributors) have
 helped further the software, however contributions are not the same as ongoing
-owner- and maintainership. It appears that many companies use the software to
+owner- and maintainer-ship. It appears that many companies use the software to
 manage their network infrastructure, this is great news! But without additional
 help to maintain the software and put out releases, the future of oxidized
 might be less bright. The current pace of development and the much needed
 refactoring simply are not sustainable if they are to be driven by a single
 person.
 
-## Maintainer duties and expectations
+## Maintainers
+
+If you would like to be a maintainer for Oxidized then please read through the below and see if it's something you would like to help with. It's not a requirement that you can tick all the boxes below but it helps :)
 
-* 4 hours per week to perform triage on issues, review pull requests and help answer any questions from users.
+* Triage on issues, review pull requests and help answer any questions from users.
 * Above average knowledge of the Ruby programming language.
 * Professional experience with both oxidized and some other config backup tool (like rancid).
 * Ability to keep a cool head, and enjoy interaction with end users! :)
 * A desire and passion to help drive `oxidized` towards its `1.x.x` stage of life
-  * help refactor the code
-  * rework the core infrastructure
+  * Help refactor the code
+  * Rework the core infrastructure
 * Permission from your employer to contribute to open source projects
 
 ## YES, I WANT TO HELP
@@ -1219,7 +334,8 @@ means to be a maintainer.
 
 # License and Copyright
 
-Copyright 2013-2015 Saku Ytti <saku@ytti.fi>
+          Copyright
+          2013-2015 Saku Ytti <saku@ytti.fi>
           2013-2015 Samer Abdel-Hafez <sam@arahant.net>