Clarify precision documentation (#2655)

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Daniel Nelson 2017-04-12 10:42:11 -07:00 committed by GitHub
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@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ type AgentConfig struct {
// ie, if Interval=10s then always collect on :00, :10, :20, etc.
RoundInterval bool
// By default, precision will be set to the same timestamp order as the
// collection interval, with the maximum being 1s.
// By default or when set to "0s", precision will be set to the same
// timestamp order as the collection interval, with the maximum being 1s.
// ie, when interval = "10s", precision will be "1s"
// when interval = "250ms", precision will be "1ms"
// Precision will NOT be used for service inputs. It is up to each individual
@ -230,10 +230,13 @@ var header = `# Telegraf Configuration
## ie, a jitter of 5s and interval 10s means flushes will happen every 10-15s
flush_jitter = "0s"
## By default, precision will be set to the same timestamp order as the
## collection interval, with the maximum being 1s.
## Precision will NOT be used for service inputs, such as logparser and statsd.
## Valid values are "ns", "us" (or "µs"), "ms", "s".
## By default or when set to "0s", precision will be set to the same
## timestamp order as the collection interval, with the maximum being 1s.
## ie, when interval = "10s", precision will be "1s"
## when interval = "250ms", precision will be "1ms"
## Precision will NOT be used for service inputs. It is up to each individual
## service input to set the timestamp at the appropriate precision.
## Valid time units are "ns", "us" (or "µs"), "ms", "s".
precision = ""
## Logging configuration: