trimLineOverBytes

Truncates lines longer than the specified number of bytes.

This parameter applies to imfile: Text File Input Module.

Name:

trimLineOverBytes

Scope:

input

Type:

integer

Default:

0

Required?:

no

Introduced:

at least 8.x, possibly earlier

Description

Tells rsyslog to truncate lines whose length exceeds the configured number of bytes. A positive value trims the line at that byte count. The default 0 means lines are never truncated. This option can be used when readMode is 0 or 2.

Input usage

input(type="imfile" trimLineOverBytes="0")

See also

See also imfile: Text File Input Module.

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