The .conf files used by Splunk look very similar to .ini files. A simple configuration looks like this:
#settings for foo [foo] bar=1 la = 2
Let's look at the following couple of definitions:
- stanza: A stanza is used to group attributes. Our stanza in this example is [foo]. A common synonym for this is section. Keep in mind the following key points:
- A stanza name must be unique in a single file
- The order does not matter
- attribute: An attribute is a name-value pair. Our attributes in this example are bar and la. A common synonym is parameter. Keep in mind the following key points:
- The attribute name must not contain whitespace or the equals sign.
- Each attribute belongs to the stanza defined previously; if the attribute appears before all stanzas, the attribute belongs to the stanza [default].
- The attribute name must be unique...
