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How do I use the line breaker parameter in props.conf?

ethanthomas
Path Finder

Can someone tell me how to use the line breaker parameter fo the below events which is currently getting clustered together .

{"sdsf shcdzvdvv zdcnvdzvvdd."}

{bfdf  dvdfd  dfdfdf ddgvdvdfd."}

{dfdfd dfdfd dgdgd dgdgdgdgg."}

 

Props .conf

LINE_BREAKER = (\.\"\})

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @ethanthomas,

could you share a sample of your complete logs?

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

A key thing to remember about LINE_BREAKER is the text matched by the first capture is discarded.

Based on my assumption that each event starts with a left brace this setting may work:

LINE_BREAKER = ([\r\n]+)\{
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