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@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Version 3.20.1 [v3-stable] (rgerhards), 2008-11-?? +- doc update: documented how to specify multiple property replacer + options + link to new online regex generator tool added +--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 3.20.0 [v3-stable] (rgerhards), 2008-11-05 - this is the inital release of the 3.19.x branch as a stable release - bugfix: double-free in pctp netstream driver. Thank to varmojfeko diff --git a/doc/manual.html b/doc/manual.html index cbb3477d..61b16527 100644 --- a/doc/manual.html +++ b/doc/manual.html @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ the links below for the</b><br></p><ul> <li><a href="rsyslog_conf.html">configuration file syntax (rsyslog.conf)</a></li> <li> <a href="property_replacer.html">property replacer, an important core component</a></li> +<li><a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/tool-regex">a regular expression checker/generator tool for rsyslog</a></li> <li>a commented <a href="sample.conf.html">sample rsyslog.conf</a> </li> diff --git a/doc/property_replacer.html b/doc/property_replacer.html index 367c8add..0b4f1a01 100644 --- a/doc/property_replacer.html +++ b/doc/property_replacer.html @@ -231,6 +231,13 @@ the full field if no match is found: <p>%msg:R,ERE,1,FIELD:for (vlan[0-9]*):--end% <p>and this takes the first submatch of the second match of said expression: <p>%msg:R,ERE,1,FIELD,1:for (vlan[0-9]*):--end% +<p><b>Please note: there is also a +<a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/tool-regex">rsyslog regular expression checker/generator</a> +online tool available.</b> With that tool, you can check your regular expressions and +also generate a valid property replacer sequence. Usage of this tool is recommended. +Depending on the version offered, the tool may not cover all subleties that can +be done with the property replacer. It concentrates on the most often used cases. So it +is still useful to hand-craft expressions for demanding environments. <p><b>Also, extraction can be done based on so-called "fields"</b>. To do so, place a "F" into FromChar. A field in its current definition is anything that is delimited by a delimiter @@ -347,6 +354,10 @@ Useful for secure pathname generation (with dynafiles). </tr> </tbody> </table> +<p>To use multiple options, simply place them one after each other with a comma delmimiting +them. For example "escape-cc,sp-if-no-1st-sp". If you use conflicting options together, +the last one will override the previous one. For example, using "escape-cc,drop-cc" will +use drop-cc and "drop-cc,escape-cc" will use escape-cc mode. <h2>Further Links</h2> <ul> <li>Article on "<a href="rsyslog_recording_pri.html">Recording |