File input
~~~~~~~~~~

.. manpage:: 7 input-file

Synopsis
--------

::

  input-file: [<file>]

  input-file: |[cmd]

 
Description
-----------


Reads and generates events from a file such as one created by
`filter-save`.


Options
-------

:p:`file`
    The file events are read from. The standard input is used by
    default.

:p:`cmd`
    If the file name starts with a ``|``, it is interpreted as a
    command which is run. The process stdout is used as input file
    for `input-file`.


See Also
--------

:man:`filter-save(7)`