stdout

The filter_stdout filter plugin prints events to the standard output (or logs if launched as a daemon). This filter plugin is useful for debugging purposes.

It is included in the Fluentd's core.

Example Configurations

<filter pattern>
  @type stdout
</filter>

A sample output is as follows:

2017-11-28 11:43:13.814351757 +0900 tag: {"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}

where the first part shows the output time, the second part shows the tag, and the third part shows the record.

Plugin Helpers

Parameters

See Common Parameters.

@type (required)

The value must be stdout.

<format> Section

See Format section configurations for more details.

@type

The format of the output.

output_type

This is the option of stdout format. Configures the format of the record (third part). Any formatter plugins can be specified.

<inject> Section

See Inject Section Configurations for more details.

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