telegraf/internal/usage_windows.go

// +build windows

package internal

const Usage = `Telegraf, The plugin-driven server agent for collecting and reporting metrics.

Usage:

  telegraf [commands|flags]

The commands & flags are:

  config              print out full sample configuration to stdout
  version             print the version to stdout

  --config <file>     configuration file to load
  --test              gather metrics once, print them to stdout, and exit
  --config-directory  directory containing additional *.conf files
  --input-filter      filter the input plugins to enable, separator is :
  --output-filter     filter the output plugins to enable, separator is :
  --usage             print usage for a plugin, ie, 'telegraf --usage mysql'
  --debug             print metrics as they're generated to stdout
  --pprof-addr        pprof address to listen on, format: localhost:6060 or :6060
  --quiet             run in quiet mode

  --console           run as console application
  --service           operate on service, one of: install, uninstall, start, stop

Examples:

  # generate a telegraf config file:
  telegraf config > telegraf.conf

  # generate config with only cpu input & influxdb output plugins defined
  telegraf --input-filter cpu --output-filter influxdb config

  # run a single telegraf collection, outputing metrics to stdout
  telegraf --config telegraf.conf --test

  # run telegraf with all plugins defined in config file
  telegraf --config telegraf.conf

  # run telegraf, enabling the cpu & memory input, and influxdb output plugins
  telegraf --config telegraf.conf --input-filter cpu:mem --output-filter influxdb

  # run telegraf with pprof
  telegraf --config telegraf.conf --pprof-addr localhost:6060

  # run telegraf without service controller
  telegraf --console install --config "C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.conf"

  # install telegraf service
  telegraf --service install --config "C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.conf"
`