[hobbit] How to search "error." pattern with LOG
Brand, Thomas R.
TRBrand at cvs.com
Fri Dec 19 16:48:45 CET 2008
> I am trying to monitor a log file in order to be alerted when the
string
> "error." appears.
>
> For instance :
>
> error.grammar
> error.noressource
>
> ... should send an alert
>
> but "error " (with a space after) should not.
>
The '.' in your expression matches 'any character', not the characteter
'.'
You need to 'escape' (precede it with a '\' it to force it to mean the
actual character '.'
Try using
LOG /tmp/log "%error\." COLOR=yellow
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