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File Output
editFile Output
editThe File output dumps the transactions into a file where each transaction is in a JSON format. Currently, this output is used for testing, but it can be used as input for Logstash.
output: # File as output # Options: # path: where to save the files # filename: name of the files # rotate_every_kb: maximum size of the files in path # number of files: maximum number of files in path file: path: "/tmp/filebeat" filename: filebeat rotate_every_kb: 1000 number_of_files: 7
File Output Options
editYou can specify the following options in the file
section:
path
editThe path to the directory where the generated files will be saved. This option is mandatory.
filename
editThe name of the generated files. The default is set to the Beat name. For example, the files generated by default for Filebeat would be "filebeat", "filebeat.1", "filebeat.2", and so on.
rotate_every_kb
editThe maximum size in kilobytes of each file. When this size is reached, the files are rotated. The default value is 10240 KB.