:plugin: pipe
:type: input
:default_codec: plain

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[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}"]

=== Pipe input plugin

include::{include_path}/plugin_header.asciidoc[]

==== Description

Stream events from a long running command pipe.

By default, each event is assumed to be one line. If you
want to join lines, you'll want to use the multiline codec.


[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-options"]
==== Pipe Input Configuration Options

This plugin supports the following configuration options plus the <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-common-options>> described later.

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|=======================================================================
|Setting |Input type|Required
| <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-command>> |<<string,string>>|Yes
|=======================================================================

Also see <<plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-common-options>> for a list of options supported by all
input plugins.

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[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-command"]
===== `command` 

  * This is a required setting.
  * Value type is <<string,string>>
  * There is no default value for this setting.

Command to run and read events from, one line at a time.

Example:
[source,ruby]
   command => "echo hello world"



[id="plugins-{type}s-{plugin}-common-options"]
include::{include_path}/{type}.asciidoc[]

:default_codec!: