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Can I press enter in a splunk search and not do a search it just moves the text to a new line.

HattrickNZ
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Can I press enter in a splunk search and not do a search it just moves the text to a new line.

In excel it is to press alt and enter I think

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HattrickNZ
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pressing shift + enter does this.
thats great.

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msquicc
Path Finder

[Shift]+[Enter] for new lines. 

this functionality still amazes me...

I've entered a feature suggestion for an option to allow the user to switch that functionality here:  https://ideas.splunk.com/ideas/EID-I-537

please go upvote it!!!

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HattrickNZ
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pressing shift + enter does this.
thats great.

somesoni2
Revered Legend

In Splunk search editor, you need to Shift+Enter.

HattrickNZ
Motivator

sorry just saw ur answer after answering it myself. tks

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