Exclamation points

It's okay to use exclamation points in programming and scripting languages, .conf files, and Search Processing Language (SPL) searches, but don't use exclamation points as terminal punctuation in Splunk documentation or UI text. Exclamatory statements are better suited for blog posts and marketing materials.

See the following examples of acceptable and unacceptable exclamation points:

Do this	Don't do this
When you want to exclude results from your search, you can use the NOT operator or the != field expression.	When you want to exclude results from your search, you can use the NOT operator or the != field expression!
You can specify dimensions, properties, or tags that you want to exclude from the results. Enter an exclamation point ( ! ) in the filter field to represent a Boolean NOT operator.	You can specify dimensions, properties, or tags that you want to exclude from the results. Enter a ! in the filter field to represent a Boolean NOT operator!
Learn more about Search Processing Language (SPL).	Learn more about Search Processing Language (SPL) here!
The Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Ruby is a beta feature subject to future changes.	The Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Ruby is a beta feature subject to future changes!