-N-
Disable the publishing of events to the defined output. This option is useful only for testing the Beat.
-c <file>-
Pass the location of a configuration file for the Beat.
-configtest-
Test the configuration file and then exit. This option is useful for troubleshooting the configuration of a Beat.
-cpuprofile <output file>-
Write CPU profile data to the specified file. This option is useful for troubleshooting the Beat.
-d <selectors>-
Enable debugging for the specified selectors. For the selectors, you can specify a comma-separated list of components, or you can use
-d "*"to enable debugging for all components. For example,-d "publish"displays all the "publish" related messages. -e-
Log to stderr and disable syslog/file output.
-httpprof [<host>]:<port>-
Start http server for profiling. This option is useful for troubleshooting and profiling the Beat.
-memprofile <output file>-
Write memory profile data to the specified output file. This option is useful for troubleshooting the Beat.
-path.config-
Set the default location for configuration (e.g. the Elasticsearch template).
-path.data-
Set the default location for data files.
-path.home-
Set the default location for miscellaneous files.
-v-
Enable verbose output to show INFO-level messages.
-version-
Display the Beat version and exit.