# filenamerules

Defines lognorm rules to parse json-file log filenames for metadata.

This parameter applies to Kubernetes Metadata Module (mmkubernetes).

Name:

  filenamerules

Scope:

  action

Type:

  word

Default:

  SEE BELOW

Required?:

  no

Introduced:

  at least 8.x, possibly earlier

## Description

Note

This directive is not supported with liblognorm 2.0.2 and earlier.

When processing json-file logs, these are the lognorm rules to use to match the filename and extract metadata. The default value is:

    rule=:/var/log/containers/%pod_name:char-to:_%_%namespace_name:char-to:_%_%contai\
    ner_name_and_id:char-to:.%.log

Note

In the above rules, the slashes `\` ending each line indicate line wrapping - they are not part of the rule.

## Action usage

    action(type="mmkubernetes" filenameRules="...")

## See also

See also Kubernetes Metadata Module (mmkubernetes).

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