Syslog-ng log template \\011 character

Question

I have a problem with syslog-ng. I want to make syslog-ng to format the logs like below:

template("$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY\\011$HOUR:$MIN:$SEC\\011$HOST\\011$MSGHDR$MSGONLY\n")

But it logs without the "\". Just "011". Example:

Expected: 2012-11-28\\01116:33:51\\011host_name\\011app_name[26250]: message

Happened: 2012-11-2801116:33:51011host_name011app_name[26250]: message

Edit: I tried template_escape() and flags() methods, but no luck. Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

What happens if you insert two (e.g '\\') ? – cstamas Nov 30 '12 at 08:13 — cstamas, Nov 30 '12 at 08:13
I'm sorry, I edited the post, there should be two '\'s ;) – 0xmtn Nov 30 '12 at 09:29 — 0xmtn, Nov 30 '12 at 09:29

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 30 '12 at 08:24

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Take a look at the template_escape() option.

answered Nov 30 '12 at 08:24

quanta

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