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Is Splunk support Perl script?

dada1234
New Member

I am looking for Perl script execution steps in Splunk. Please provide the details steps in case of possible.

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PavelP
Motivator

Hello @dada1234

splunk can get parse output of any script which supported by the operating system. Follow these steps for Linux:

  1. write a perl script

    #!/usr/bin/perl
    print "hello";

  2. place it in /opt/splunk/etc/apps/search/bin/ and add an executable bit

    chmod +x /opt/splunk/etc/apps/search/bin/test.pl

  3. test your script using CLI

    /opt/splunk/etc/apps/search/bin/test.pl
    hello

  4. configure your inputs.conf (/opt/splunk/etc/apps/search/local/inputs.conf)

    [script://./bin/test.pl]
    disabled = false
    sourcetype = test1
    interval = 10

  5. restart splunk

  6. search

    index=* sourcetype=test1

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to4kawa
Ultra Champion
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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Splunk supports Python and shell (bash) scripts. Other program/script types can be invoked via bash. If you describe want you want to accomplish then perhaps someone can be more specific.

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richieri
New Member

But what about Splunk Cloud. Does it also support Perl?

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isoutamo
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

It’s still same situation for supported languages. Supported means e.g. splunklib etc. integration support. Of course you could use almost any languages to do e.g. scripted inputs.

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