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+Input
+=====
+
+.. index:: ! input
+.. _cfgobj_input:
+
+The ``input`` object, as its name suggests, describes message input sources.
+Without input, no processing happens at all, because no messages enter the
+rsyslog system.
+Inputs are implemented via :doc:`input modules <modules/idx_input>`.
+
+The input object has different parameters:
+
+-  those that apply to all input and are generally available for
+   all inputs. These are documented below.
+-  input-specific parameters. These are specific to a certain type of
+   input. They are documented by the :doc:`input module <modules/idx_input>`
+   in question.
+
+General Input Parameters
+------------------------
+
+Note: parameter names are case-insensitive.
+
+.. function::  type <type-string>
+
+   *Mandatory*
+
+   The ``<type-string>`` is a string identifying the input module as given
+   it each module's documentation. For example, the
+   :doc:`UDP syslog input <modules/imudp>` is named "imudp".
+