docs: pipeline: outputs: gcs: document upload_on_shutdown

[amirgo1]

Documents the upload_on_shutdown and upload_on_shutdown_timeout options added to out_gcs in fluent/fluent-bit#12534: two rows in the configuration table and an "Uploading on shutdown" section under Buffering. Happy to add a version gate once the release is known.

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  • Documented GCS uploads on shutdown, including the upload_on_shutdown setting (default: off) and its timeout (default: 20 seconds; zero means no limit).
  • Explained that buffered files are uploaded after the output stops accepting data, and that timed-out, failed, or unreached files are retained. Documented completion and failure logs, stopping at the first failure when data ordering is preserved, and that hot reloads do not trigger shutdown uploads.

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The GCS output reference adds two shutdown upload options and describes their behavior, including timeout handling, retained files, ordering, hot reloads, logs, and termination-grace constraints.

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GCS shutdown upload documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Shutdown upload options and behavior pipeline/outputs/gcs.md	The configuration table lists upload_on_shutdown and upload_on_shutdown_timeout. A new section describes shutdown upload behavior and constraints.

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A shutdown upload already in progress can outlast the documented timeout, so shutdown may use more of the platform’s stop window than operators expect. Clarify the limit before relying on it for shutdown planning.

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[eschabell]

@amirgo1 thanks for the docs PR, just waiting on code PR merging!