# persistStateAfterSubmission

Persists state file information after each batch submission for robustness.

This parameter applies to imfile: Text File Input Module.

Name:

  persistStateAfterSubmission

Scope:

  input

Type:

  boolean

Default:

  off

Required?:

  no

Introduced:

  8.2006.0

## Description

When switched `on`, imfile persists state file information after a batch of messages has been submitted. This enhances robustness against unclean shutdowns, but may cause frequent state file writes and degrade performance, depending on overall rsyslog configuration.

## Input usage

    input(type="imfile"
          File="/var/log/example.log"
          Tag="example"
          persistStateAfterSubmission="on")

## Notes

- Legacy documentation used the term `binary` for the type. It is treated as boolean.

## See also

See also imfile: Text File Input Module.

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