diff --git a/etc/agent.conf.example b/etc/agent.conf.example
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index 000000000..750e6a0b2
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+++ b/etc/agent.conf.example
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+input {
+  file {
+    path => [ "/var/log/messages", "/var/log/*.log" ]
+    type => "linux-syslog"
+  }
+}
+
+filter {
+  grok {
+    type => "linux-syslog"
+    pattern => "%{SYSLOGLINE}"
+  }
+
+  date {
+    type => "linux-syslog"
+    timestamp => "MMM dd HH:mm:ss"
+    timestamp8601 => ISO8601
+  }
+}
+
+output {
+  stdout {
+    debug => true
+  }
+
+  elasticsearch { 
+    index => "logstash"
+    type => "%{@type}"
+  }
+}