Getting Data In

script to run for the scheduled report

shangshin
Builder

Can the script take parameters?
e.g.
foo.sh arg_1 arg_2 arg_3

Splunk runs the script from $SPLUNK_HOME/bin/scripts/

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jtrucks
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Yes! Details at: http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/5.0.2/alert/ConfiguringScriptedAlerts

Not only can you pass it whatever arguments you want, you can use a variety of environment variables, as well.

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Jesse Trucks
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