influxdata / influxdata/telegraf
document new series of internal_write measurement
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Description
### Relevant telegraf.conf
```toml
[agent]
hostname = "myserver"
[[inputs.internal]]
namepass = ["internal_write"]
[[outputs.file]]
files = [ "stdout" ]
```
### Logs from Telegraf
```text
internal_write,host=myserver,input=internal,version=1.32.3 startup_errors=0i 1738793420000000000
internal_write,host=myserver,output=file,version=1.32.3 write_time_ns=0i,startup_errors=0i,errors=0i,metrics_dropped=0i,metrics_added=0i,metrics_filtered=0i,metrics_written=0i,buffer_limit=10000i,buffer_size=0i 1738793420000000000
```
### System info
Telegraf v1.32.3
### Docker
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### Steps to reproduce
1. Just run telegraf, wait a little and watch output
`telegraf --config internal_write.conf`
### Expected behavior
According to current [README](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/v1.32.3/plugins/inputs/internal/README.md) the output should be just:
`internal_write,host=myserver,output=file,version=1.32.3 write_time_ns=0i,startup_errors=0i,errors=0i,metrics_dropped=0i,metrics_added=0i,metrics_filtered=0i,metrics_written=0i,buffer_limit=10000i,buffer_size=0i 1738793420000000000`
### Actual behavior
This series is not documented in [README](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/plugins/inputs/internal/README.md):
`internal_write,host=myserver,input=internal,version=1.32.3 startup_errors=0i 1738793420000000000`
It would be nice to document it just for the sake of completeness. Thanks.
### Additional info
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Open plugins/inputs/internal/README.md and compare its documented internal_write series with the issue's Telegraf output. Document the input=internal series with its startup_errors field, then run the provided internal_write configuration and confirm both series are represented accurately.
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Assessment
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 58/100