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+{% if collectd_processes|d %}
+<Plugin processes>
+{% for proc in collectd_processes %}
+{% if proc.regex is defined %}
+    ProcessMatch "{{ proc.name }}" "{{ proc.regex }}"
+{% else %}
+    Process "{{ proc.name }}"
+{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+</Plugin>
+{% endif %}