binary¶

Specifies the external message modification plugin executable that mmexternal invokes.

This parameter applies to Support module for external message modification modules.

Name:: binary
Scope:: input
Type:: string
Default:: none
Required?:: yes
Introduced:: 8.3.0

Description¶

The name of the external message modification plugin to be called. This can be a full path name. Command-line arguments for the executable can also be included in the string.

Input usage¶

module(load="mmexternal")

action(
    type="mmexternal"
    binary="/path/to/mmexternal.py"
)

See also¶

See also Support module for external message modification modules.

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