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watch_syslog
watch_syslog
Description
watch_syslog
Plugin
Arg
Description
Type
filename
A list of log files to parse.
list of OSPath (required)
accessor
The accessor to use.
string
buffer_size
Maximum size of line buffer.
int
Required permissions:
FILESYSTEM_READ
Description
Watch a syslog file and stream events from it.