branch command syntax details

Syntax

The required syntax is in bold.

branch

[<SPL-literal> | into <dataset> ],

[<SPL-literal> | into <dataset> ] ...

Each branch is enclosed in square brackets and separated by commas.

Required arguments

SPL-literal

Syntax: <SPL-literal>

Description: A snippet of fully-formed SPL that is complete enough to be run as a separate search.

dataset

Syntax: <dataset-name>

Description: The name of a lookup or splv1sink dataset. This can be a new dataset or an existing dataset. By default the into command appends the search results to the dataset. To replace the data in the dataset with the data from the search, you must use the mode=replace argument with the into command. The mode only applies to lookups. The mode is not used with datasets where the kind of dataset is spl1sink.

Optional arguments

None.

See also

branch command

branch command overview

branch command usage

branch command examples

Related information

Dataset kinds in the SPL2 Search Manual