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interval options should have string value 

also mentioned name_override and name_prefix on top of name_suffix
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Kostas Botsas 2016-01-15 14:48:45 -08:00
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@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ setup the exec plugin with:
[[inputs.exec]] [[inputs.exec]]
command = "/usr/bin/mycollector --output=json" command = "/usr/bin/mycollector --output=json"
name_suffix = "_mycollector" name_suffix = "_mycollector"
interval = 10 interval = "10s"
``` ```
The name suffix is appended to exec as "exec_name_suffix" to identify the input stream. The name suffix is appended to exec as "exec_name_suffix" to identify the input stream.
@ -27,14 +27,21 @@ Let's say that we have a command with the name_suffix "_mycollector", which give
{ {
"a": 0.5, "a": 0.5,
"b": { "b": {
"c": "some text", "c": 0.1,
"d": 0.1, "d": 5
"e": 5
} }
} }
``` ```
The collected metrics will be stored as field values under the same measurement "exec_mycollector": The collected metrics will be stored as field values under the same measurement "exec_mycollector":
``` ```
exec_mycollector a=0.5,b_c="some text",b_d=0.1,b_e=5 1452815002357578567 exec_mycollector a=0.5,b_c=0.1,b_d=5 1452815002357578567
```
Other options include:
Other options for modifying the measurement names are:
```
name_override = "newname"
name_prefix = "prefix_"
``` ```