# Standard output

{% hint style="info" %}
**Supported event types:** `logs`
{% endhint %}

The standard output filter allows printing the data flowing through the filter plugin to `stdout`, which can be used while debugging.

The plugin has no configuration parameters.

## Command line

Use the following command from the command line:

```shell
fluent-bit -i cpu -F stdout -m '*' -o null
```

Fluent Bit specifies gathering [CPU](/manual/data-pipeline/inputs/cpu-metrics.md) usage metrics and prints them out in a human-readable way when they flow through the stdout plugin.

```
...
[0] cpu.0: [1622789640.379532062, {"cpu_p"=>9.000000, "user_p"=>6.500000, "system_p"=>2.500000, "cpu0.p_cpu"=>8.000000, "cpu0.p_user"=>6.000000, "cpu0.p_system"=>2.000000, "cpu1.p_cpu"=>9.000000, "cpu1.p_user"=>6.000000, "cpu1.p_system"=>3.000000}]
[0] cpu.0: [1622789641.379529426, {"cpu_p"=>22.500000, "user_p"=>18.000000, "system_p"=>4.500000, "cpu0.p_cpu"=>34.000000, "cpu0.p_user"=>30.000000, "cpu0.p_system"=>4.000000, "cpu1.p_cpu"=>11.000000, "cpu1.p_user"=>6.000000, "cpu1.p_system"=>5.000000}]
[0] cpu.0: [1622789642.379544020, {"cpu_p"=>26.500000, "user_p"=>16.000000, "system_p"=>10.500000, "cpu0.p_cpu"=>30.000000, "cpu0.p_user"=>24.000000, "cpu0.p_system"=>6.000000, "cpu1.p_cpu"=>22.000000, "cpu1.p_user"=>8.000000, "cpu1.p_system"=>14.000000}]
[0] cpu.0: [1622789643.379507371, {"cpu_p"=>39.500000, "user_p"=>34.500000, "system_p"=>5.000000, "cpu0.p_cpu"=>52.000000, "cpu0.p_user"=>48.000000, "cpu0.p_system"=>4.000000, "cpu1.p_cpu"=>28.000000, "cpu1.p_user"=>21.000000, "cpu1.p_system"=>7.000000}]
```


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/data-pipeline/filters/standard-output.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.