> ## 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'. |