From fa1c572096376727ca46b7ae5620ee890af93c01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Nelson Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:52:13 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add link to line protocol in data fromat docs --- docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md b/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md index e0358e95c..ff9160812 100644 --- a/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md +++ b/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md @@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ Telegraf is able to parse the following input data formats into metrics: 1. [Wavefront](#wavefront) 1. [CSV](#csv) -Telegraf metrics, like InfluxDB -[points](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v0.10/write_protocols/line/), -are a combination of four basic parts: +Telegraf metrics, similar to InfluxDB's [points][influxdb key concepts], are a +combination of four basic parts: + +[influxdb key concepts]: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.6/concepts/key_concepts/ 1. Measurement Name 1. Tags @@ -59,9 +60,11 @@ I'll go over below. # Influx: -There are no additional configuration options for InfluxDB line-protocol. The +There are no additional configuration options for InfluxDB [line protocol][]. The metrics are parsed directly into Telegraf metrics. +[line protocol]: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/latest/write_protocols/line/ + #### Influx Configuration: ```toml