Telegraf commands and flags
The telegraf command starts and runs all the processes necessary for Telegraf to function.
Usage
telegraf [commands]
telegraf [flags]
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
config |
Print out full sample configuration to stdout. |
version |
Print version to stdout. |
Flags
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--aggregator-filter <filter> |
Filter aggregators to enable. Separator is :. |
--config <file> |
Configuration file to load. |
--config-directory <directory> |
Directory containing additional *.conf files. |
--deprecation-list |
Print all deprecated plugins or plugin options. |
--watch-config |
Restart Telegraf on local configuration changes. Use either fs notifications (inotify) or polling (poll). Disabled by default |
--plugin-directory <directory> |
Directory containing *.so files to search recursively for plugins. Found plugins are loaded, tagged, and identified. |
--debug |
Enable debug logging. |
--input-filter <filter> |
Filter input plugins to enable. Separator is :. |
--input-list |
Print available input plugins. |
--output-filter |
Filter output plugins to enable. Separator is :. |
--output-list |
Print available output plugins. |
--pidfile <file> |
File to write PID to. |
--pprof-addr <address> |
pprof address to listen on. Disabled by default. |
--processor-filter <filter> |
Filter processor plugins to enable. Separator is :. |
--quiet |
Run in quiet mode. |
--section-filter <filter> |
Filter configuration sections to output (agent, global_tags, outputs, processors, aggregators and inputs). Separator is :. |
--sample-config |
Print full sample configuration. |
--once |
Gather metrics once, write them, and exit. |
--test |
Gather metrics once and print them. |
--test-wait |
Number of seconds to wait for service inputs to complete in test or once mode. |
--usage <plugin> |
Print plugin usage (example: telegraf --usage mysql). |
--version |
Print Telegraf version. |
Examples
Generate a Telegraf configuration file
telegraf config > telegraf.conf
Generate configuration with only CPU input and InfluxDB output plugins defined
telegraf --input-filter cpu --output-filter influxdb config
Run a single Telegraf configuration, outputting metrics to stdout
telegraf --config telegraf.conf --test
Run Telegraf with all plugins defined in configuration file**
telegraf --config telegraf.conf
Run Telegraf, enabling the CPU and memory input plugins and InfluxDB output plugin**
telegraf --config telegraf.conf --input-filter cpu:mem --output-filter influxdb
Run Telegraf with pprof
telegraf --config telegraf.conf --pprof-addr localhost:6060
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