Document that proc/agg/outputs are not run as part of --test

influxdata · Sep 20, 2018 · fe0b964 · fe0b964
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diff --git a/internal/usage.go b/internal/usage.go
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ The commands & flags are:
   --processor-filter <filter>    filter the processors to enable, separator is :
   --quiet                        run in quiet mode
   --sample-config                print out full sample configuration
-  --test                         gather metrics, print them out, and exit
+  --test                         gather metrics, print them out, and exit;
+                                 processors, aggregators, and outputs are not run
   --usage <plugin>               print usage for a plugin, ie, 'telegraf --usage mysql'
   --version                      display the version and exit
 

diff --git a/internal/usage_windows.go b/internal/usage_windows.go
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ The commands & flags are:
   --processor-filter <filter>    filter the processors to enable, separator is :
   --quiet                        run in quiet mode
   --sample-config                print out full sample configuration
-  --test                         gather metrics, print them out, and exit
+  --test                         gather metrics, print them out, and exit;
+                                 processors, aggregators, and outputs are not run
   --usage <plugin>               print usage for a plugin, ie, 'telegraf --usage mysql'
   --version                      display the version and exit