Getting Data In

Remove Header column outputcsv

efelder0
Communicator

Is there a way to remove the Header column row after performing the outputcsv command during a Splunk search?

1 Solution

Rob
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

I don't thing there is any way to remove the header by using a Splunk command that would remove it from the csv file generated by the outputcsv command. Your best bet would be to run a clean up script that removes the header info after the file is generated.

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Rob
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

I don't thing there is any way to remove the header by using a Splunk command that would remove it from the csv file generated by the outputcsv command. Your best bet would be to run a clean up script that removes the header info after the file is generated.

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responsys_cm
Builder

Can we get this feature added as an option to the outputcsv command? I have some tools that use CSV files for configs and it would be nice if Splunk could keep them dynamically updated.

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Starlette
Contributor

2 options :

1)
Save a NOT search as macro to catch the lines and prefix this in your main search

2)
Get rid of them before indexing ( best option)

Check this , and scroll for the sedcmd

The regex should be pretty easy,,just the first range of characters, let me know if you succeed, otherwise paste a sample and the header...

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