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# File Input Plugin
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The file plugin updates a list of files every interval and parses the contents
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using the selected [input data format](/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md).
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Files will always be read in their entirety, if you wish to tail/follow a file
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use the [tail input plugin](/plugins/inputs/tail) instead.
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### Configuration:
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```toml
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[[inputs.file]]
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## Files to parse each interval.
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## These accept standard unix glob matching rules, but with the addition of
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## ** as a "super asterisk". ie:
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## /var/log/**.log -> recursively find all .log files in /var/log
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## /var/log/*/*.log -> find all .log files with a parent dir in /var/log
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## /var/log/apache.log -> only tail the apache log file
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files = ["/var/log/apache/access.log"]
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## Data format to consume.
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## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
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## more about them here:
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## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
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data_format = "influx"
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```
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