Splunk Search

escape backslash in dynamic search

LiorG
Engager

hi there,

i created a dashbord with drilldown values with backslash.

how can i escape those backslash to ged values in my search

LiorG
Engager

hey thanks for the answer.

this i already know.

my dashbord in based many diffrent drilldowns,

when the value that i want to drilldown in a other search may contain a backslash.

thats why i cant know where will it be in the string

 

example:

200808131227.m7D/[email protected]

 

0 Karma

gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @LiorG,

this isn't a backslash (\) but slash (/), so you should be able to put the string between quotes (") in the target drilldown dashboard.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

0 Karma

gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

hi @LiorG,

another backslash usually escapes a backslash.

Could you share a sample of these values and of your search?

Ciao.

Giuseppe

0 Karma
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

A Four-Part Event Series: Full Stack Observability For the AI Era

As AI reshapes applications, infrastructure, and the way teams operate, the traditional boundaries of ...

SOC4Kafka - New Kafka Connector Powered by OpenTelemetry

The new SOC4Kafka connector, built on OpenTelemetry, enables the collection of Kafka messages and forwards ...

Event Series: Level up your SOC: Advancing with Splunk Enterprise Security

AI has fundamentally raised the stakes for security operations, and this three-part series is your guide to ...