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telegraf config

The telegraf config command generates Telegraf configuration files and migrates deprecated plugins in configuration files.

Usage

telegraf [global-flags] config [subcommand] [flags]

Subcommands

Subcommand Description
create (default) Create and output a Telegraf configuration
migrate Migrate deprecated plugins to supported plugins
help, h Show command help

Flags

Flag Description
--section-filter Filter sections to print separated by : (Valid values are agent, global_tags, outputs, processors, aggregators and inputs)
--input-filter Filter inputs to enable separated by :
--output-filter Filter outputs to enable separated by :
--aggregator-filter Filter aggregators to enable separated by :
--processor-filter Filter processors to enable separated by :
--secretstore-filter Filter secret-stores to enable separated by :
-h --help Show command help

Examples

Create a full configuration

telegraf config

Create a full configuration as save it to a file

telegraf config > telegraf.conf

Create a configuration with specific sections and plugins

To print a configuration containing only a Modbus input plugin and an InfluxDB v2 output plugin, run the following:

telegraf config \
  --section-filter "inputs:outputs" \
  --input-filter "modbus" \
  --output-filter "influxdb_v2"

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