From 93bb69a7c27c17076082b77429a307c42e521894 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Einertson Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:06:32 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify basic instructions in getting started guide Fixes #4835 --- docs/static/getting-started-with-logstash.asciidoc | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/static/getting-started-with-logstash.asciidoc b/docs/static/getting-started-with-logstash.asciidoc index 936562fdb..2b2b244a0 100644 --- a/docs/static/getting-started-with-logstash.asciidoc +++ b/docs/static/getting-started-with-logstash.asciidoc @@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ bin/logstash -e 'input { stdin { } } output { stdout {} }' The `-e` flag enables you to specify a configuration directly from the command line. Specifying configurations at the command line lets you quickly test configurations without having to edit a file between iterations. This pipeline takes input from the standard input, `stdin`, and moves that input to the standard output, `stdout`, in a -structured format. Type hello world at the command prompt to see Logstash respond: +structured format. + +Once "Logstash startup completed" is displayed, type hello world at the command prompt to see Logstash respond: [source,shell] hello world