steps to get the scripted input of curl http request

[vallurupalli]

what is the best way to get the data in using curl http://myhost/mylog.log

[MHibbin]

Assuming you are using Unix-like system here.

Write a Bash script that will collect information from that URL using curl. Test it prints the output to STDOUT when you run the script.

Once testing of script is complete, set-up a scripted input in Splunk...

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/5.0/AdvancedDev/ScriptSetup