Agent name (using a1) used in User Guide to follow same convention for following
1. ExecSource
http://flume.apache.org/FlumeUserGuide.html#exec-source - uses agent_foo
2. Spooling directory Source http://flume.apache.org/FlumeUserGuide.html#spooling-directory-source - uses agent-1
3. Regex Extractor Interceptor - http://flume.apache.org/FlumeUserGuide.html#regex-extractor-interceptor - Example 1 & 2 uses agent
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