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hekad

Synopsis

hekad [-version] [-config config_file]

Description

The hekad daemon is the core component of the heka project, which handles routing messages, generating metrics, aggregating statsd-type messages, running plugins on the messages, and sending messages to the configured destinations.

Options

-version
Output the version number, then exit.
-config config_file
Specify the configuration file to use; the default is /etc/hekad.toml. (See hekad.config(5).)

Files

/etc/hekad.toml configuration file

See Also

hekad.config(5), hekad.plugin(5)