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What is the difference between format and return in subsearch?

neeraja432
New Member

i am new to Splunk.

Please let me know when to use format and return in a Splunk subsearch.

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DavidHourani
Super Champion

Hey there,

Here are the details about those commands :
format :
http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/SearchReference/format
Return :
http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.1/SearchReference/Return

Hope that helps!

Cheers,
David

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