README.md in remote_syslog-1.5.0 vs README.md in remote_syslog-1.5.1
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@@ -119,10 +119,11 @@
Provide `--hostname somehostname` or use the `hostname` configuration option:
hostname: somehostname
+
### Verify server certificate
Provide the public key for the remote host when using TLS:
ssl_server_cert: syslog.crt
@@ -132,9 +133,20 @@
Provide a client certificate when connecting via TLS:
ssl_client_cert_chain: syslog_client.crt
ssl_client_private_key: syslog_client.key
+
+
+### Detecting new files
+
+All input files (filenames or globs) are re-checked for new files every 60
+seconds. Ruby's `Dir.glob` is used.
+
+This means that files may be added and removed as long as they match a glob
+path provided to `remote_syslog`. Also, explicitly-provided filenames need
+not exist when `remote_syslog` is started. `remote_syslog` can be preconfigured
+to monitor log files which are created later (or may never be created).
### Multiple instances
Run multiple instances to support more than one message-specific file format