Counts files in directories that match certain criteria.
Configuration:
# Count files in a directory
[[inputs.filecount]]
## Directory to gather stats about.
directory = "/var/cache/apt/archives"
## Only count files that match the name pattern. Defaults to "*".
name = "*.deb"
## Count files in subdirectories. Defaults to true.
recursive = false
## Only count regular files. Defaults to true.
regular_only = true
## Only count files that are at least this size in bytes. If size is
## a negative number, only count files that are smaller than the
## absolute value of size. Defaults to 0.
size = 0
## Only count files that have not been touched for at least this
## duration. If mtime is negative, only count files that have been
## touched in this duration. Defaults to "0s".
mtime = "0s"
Measurements & Fields:
- All measurements have the following tags:
- directory (the directory path, as specified in the config)
Example Output:
$ telegraf --config /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf --input-filter filecount --test
> filecount,directory=/var/cache/apt,host=czernobog count=7i 1530034445000000000
> filecount,directory=/tmp,host=czernobog count=17i 1530034445000000000