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30 lines
900 B
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# File Input Plugin
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The file plugin parses the **complete** contents of a file **every interval** using
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the selected [input data format][].
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**Note:** If you wish to parse only newly appended lines use the [tail][] input
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plugin instead.
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### Configuration:
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```toml
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[[inputs.file]]
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## Files to parse each interval. Accept standard unix glob matching rules,
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## as well as ** to match recursive files and directories.
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files = ["/tmp/metrics.out"]
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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 = "influx"
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## Name a tag containing the name of the file the data was parsed from. Leave empty
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## to disable.
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# file_tag = ""
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```
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[input data format]: /docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
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[tail]: /plugins/inputs/tail
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