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# Value
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The "value" data format translates single values into Telegraf metrics. This
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is done by assigning a measurement name and setting a single field ("value")
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as the parsed metric.
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### Configuration
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You **must** tell Telegraf what type of metric to collect by using the
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`data_type` configuration option. Available options are:
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1. integer
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2. float or long
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3. string
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4. boolean
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**Note:** It is also recommended that you set `name_override` to a measurement
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name that makes sense for your metric, otherwise it will just be set to the
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name of the plugin.
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```toml
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[[inputs.exec]]
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## Commands array
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commands = ["cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail"]
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## override the default metric name of "exec"
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name_override = "entropy_available"
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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 = "value"
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data_type = "integer" # required
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```
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