telegraf [commands]
telegraf [flags]| command | description |
|---|---|
config |
print out full sample configuration to stdout |
version |
print the version to stdout |
| flag | description |
|---|---|
--aggregator-filter <filter> |
filter the aggregators to enable, separator is : |
--config <file> |
configuration file to load |
--config-directory <directory> |
directory containing additional *.conf files |
--watch-config |
Telegraf will restart on local config changes. Monitor changes using either fs notifications or polling. Valid values: inotify or poll. Monitoring is off by default. |
--plugin-directory |
directory containing *.so files, this directory will be searched recursively. Any Plugin found will be loaded and namespaced. |
--debug |
turn on debug logging |
--deprecation-list |
print all deprecated plugins or plugin options |
--input-filter <filter> |
filter the inputs to enable, separator is : |
--input-list |
print available input plugins. |
--output-filter <filter> |
filter the outputs to enable, separator is : |
--output-list |
print available output plugins. |
--pidfile <file> |
file to write our pid to |
--pprof-addr <address> |
pprof address to listen on, don't activate pprof if empty |
--processor-filter <filter> |
filter the processors to enable, separator is : |
--quiet |
run in quiet mode |
--section-filter |
filter config sections to output, separator is :. Valid values are agent, global_tags, outputs, processors, aggregators and inputs |
--sample-config |
print out full sample configuration |
--once |
enable once mode: gather metrics once, write them, and exit |
--test |
enable test mode: gather metrics once and print them. No outputs are executed! |
--test-wait |
wait up to this many seconds for service inputs to complete in test or once mode. Implies --test if not used with --once |
--usage <plugin> |
print usage for a plugin, ie, telegraf --usage mysql |
--version |
display the version and exit |
Generate a telegraf config file:
telegraf config > telegraf.conf
Generate config with only cpu input & influxdb output plugins defined:
telegraf --input-filter cpu --output-filter influxdb config
Run a single telegraf collection, outputting metrics to stdout:
telegraf --config telegraf.conf --test
Run telegraf with all plugins defined in config file:
telegraf --config telegraf.conf
Run telegraf, enabling the cpu & memory input, and influxdb output plugins:
telegraf --config telegraf.conf --input-filter cpu:mem --output-filter influxdb
Run telegraf with pprof:
telegraf --config telegraf.conf --pprof-addr localhost:6060