stdout output

The stdout output is used to output JSON-formatted records to stdout. It is useful for during initial installation and while troubleshooting issues to see the output of the collector directly in the terminal or logs.

:::note At anything more than a few flow records per second the data will scroll too fast to be useful. For this reason the stdout output should be used primarily for manual testing. :::

EF_OUTPUT_STDOUT_ENABLE

Specifies whether the stdout output is enabled.

• Valid Values

  • true, false

• Default

  • false

EF_OUTPUT_STDOUT_FORMAT

• Valid Values

  • json - Output as a single JSON-formatted record per line.

  • json_pretty - Output each record as a "pretty" formatted JSON document.

• Default

  • json_pretty