> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.honeycomb.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Common Event Format

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<Note>
  This feature is available as an add-on for the [Honeycomb Enterprise plan](https://www.honeycomb.io/pricing/).
  Please contact your Honeycomb account team for details.
</Note>

## Supported Platforms

| Platform | Metrics | Logs | Traces |
| :------- | :------ | :--- | :----- |
| Linux    |         | ✓    |        |
| Windows  |         | ✓    |        |
| macOS    |         | ✓    |        |

## Configuration Table

| Parameter                | Type       | Default | Description                                                                                                                                                                          |
| :----------------------- | :--------- | :------ | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| file\_log\_path\*        | `strings`  |         | Specify a single path or multiple paths to read one or many files. You may also use a wildcard (\*) to read multiple files within a directory.                                       |
| exclude\_file\_log\_path | `strings`  | ""      | Specify a single path or multiple paths to exclude one or many files from being read. You may also use a wildcard (\*) to exclude multiple files from being read within a directory. |
| log\_type                | `string`   | "cef"   | Adds the specified 'Type' as a log record attribute to each log message.                                                                                                             |
| location                 | `timezone` | "UTC"   | The geographic location (timezone) to use when parsing logs that contain a timestamp                                                                                                 |
| timezone                 | `timezone` | "UTC"   | The timezone to use when parsing timestamps.                                                                                                                                         |
| start\_at                | `enum`     | end     | Start reading the file from the 'beginning' or 'end'.                                                                                                                                |