Search Reference

outputtext

Description

Outputs the contents of the _raw field to the _xml field.

The outputtext command was created as an internal mechanism to render event texts for output.

Syntax

outputtext [usexml=<bool>]

Optional arguments

usexml

Syntax: usexml=<bool>

Description: If set to true, the copy of the _raw field in the _xml is escaped XML. If usexml is set to false, the _xml field is an exact copy of _raw.

Default: true

Usage

The outputtext command is a reporting command.

The outputtext command writes all search results to the search head. In Splunk Web, the results appear in the Statistics tab.

Examples

1. Output the _raw field into escaped XML

Output the "_raw" field of your current search into "_xml".

... | outputtext

See also

outputcsv