Command Line Optionsedit
The following command line options are available for Metricbeat. To use these options, you need to start Metricbeat in the foreground.
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-E <setting>=<value> Overwrite an individual setting in the config file. For example:
sudo ./metricbeat -c metricbeat.yml -E name=mybeat
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-N - Disable the publishing of events to the defined output. This option is useful only for testing the Beat.
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-c <file> - Pass the location of a configuration file for the Beat.
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-configtest - Test the configuration file and then exit. This option is useful for troubleshooting the configuration of a Beat.
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-cpuprofile <output file> - Write CPU profile data to the specified file. This option is useful for troubleshooting the Beat.
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-d <selectors> -
Enable debugging for the specified selectors. For the selectors, you can specify a comma-separated
list of components, or you can use
-d "*"to enable debugging for all components. For example,-d "publish"displays all the "publish" related messages. -
-e - Log to stderr and disable syslog/file output.
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-httpprof [<host>]:<port> - Start http server for profiling. This option is useful for troubleshooting and profiling the Beat.
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-memprofile <output file> - Write memory profile data to the specified output file. This option is useful for troubleshooting the Beat.
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-path.config - Set the default location for configuration (e.g. the Elasticsearch template). See the Directory Layout section for details.
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-path.data - Set the default location for data files. See the Directory Layout section for details.
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-path.home - Set the default location for miscellaneous files. See the Directory Layout section for details.
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-path.logs - Set the default location for log files. See the Directory Layout section for details.
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-v - Enable verbose output to show INFO-level messages.
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-version - Display the Beat version and exit.