command line flume throws an error

Question

I want to collect logs from the console with flume, I start flume with the following command:

process_which_generates_the_log | flume node_nowatch -1 -n node -c 'node : console | agentBESink("localhost", 12345)'

but it says:

10/09/22 13:59:21 INFO agent.FlumeNode: Loading spec from command line: 'node : console | agentBESink("localhost", 12345)'

10/09/22 13:59:21 WARN agent.FlumeNode: Caught exception loading node:Parser error: unexpected 'null' at position -1 line 0: 'node : console | agentBESink("localhost", 12345)'

what am I missing? I followed cloudera's howto. it is expected to work isn't it?

Answer 1

Okay, I've found it, a semicolon is needed!

the correct command is:

process_which_generates_the_log | flume node_nowatch -1 -n node -c 'node : console | agentBESink("localhost", 12345);'