Document and add support to input plugins for logging alias (#6357)

2019-09-23 16:39:50 -06:00
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 Parameters that can be used with any input plugin:

+- **alias**: Name an instance of a plugin.
 - **interval**: How often to gather this metric. Normal plugins use a single
  global interval, but if one particular input should be run less or more
  often, you can configure that here.