# out\_file

The `out_file` formatter plugin outputs time, tag and json record separated by a delimiter.

```
time[delimiter]tag[delimiter]record[newline]
```

This format is a default format of `out_file` plugin.

## Parameters

* [Common Parameters](https://docs.fluentd.org/configuration/plugin-common-parameters)
* [Format section configurations](https://docs.fluentd.org/configuration/format-section)

### `delimiter`

| type   | default    | version |
| ------ | ---------- | ------- |
| string | `\t` (TAB) | 0.14.0  |

Delimiter for each field.

Supported: SPACE (`' '`) and COMMA (`','`)

### `output_tag`

| type | default | version |
| ---- | ------- | ------- |
| bool | true    | 0.14.0  |

Output tag field if `true`.

### `output_time`

| type | default | version |
| ---- | ------- | ------- |
| bool | true    | 0.14.0  |

Output time field if `true`.

### `time_type`

| type | default | version |
| ---- | ------- | ------- |
| enum | string  | 0.14.7  |

Overwrites the default value in this plugin.

### `time_format`

| type   | default      | version |
| ------ | ------------ | ------- |
| string | nil(iso8601) | 0.14.7  |

Overwrites the default value in this plugin.

### `newline`

| type | default                                        | version |
| ---- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| enum | `lf (for non-Windows)` or `crlf (for Windows)` | 1.11.5  |

Specify newline characters.

## Example

```
tag:    app.event
time:   1362020400t
record: {"host":"192.168.0.1","size":777,"method":"PUT"}
```

This incoming event is formatted to:

```
2013-02-28T12:00:00+09:00\tapp.event\t{"host":"192.168.0.1","size":777,"method":"PUT"}
```

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