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…ueries. (#617)

Co-authored-by: Kirk Rodrigues <[email protected]>
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gibber9809 and kirkrodrigues authored Dec 2, 2024
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"multi-word key": "multi-word value"
```

Queries for keys or values with the following literal characters must escape the characters using a
`\` (backslash): `\`, `(`, `)`, `:`, `<`, `>`, `"`, `*`, `{`, `}`.

:::{caution}
Currently, a query that contains spaces is interpreted as a substring search, i.e., it will match
log events that contain the value as a *substring*. In a future version of CLP, these queries will
be interpreted as _exact_ searches unless they include [wildcards](#wildcards-in-values).
:::

:::{note}
Certain characters have special meanings when used in keys or values, so to search for the
characters literally, you must escape them. For a list of such characters, see
[Escaping special characters](#escaping-special-characters).
:::

### Querying nested kv-pairs

If the kv-pair is nested in one or more objects, you can specify the key in one of two ways:
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You can use parentheses (`()`) to apply an operator to a group of expressions.

### Escaping special characters

Keys containing the following literal characters must escape the characters using a `\` (backslash):

* `\`
* `"`
* `.`

Values containing the following literal characters must escape the characters using a `\`
(backslash):

* `\`
* `"`
* `?`
* `*`

_Unquoted_ keys or values containing the following literal characters must also escape the
characters using a `\` (backslash):

* `(`
* `)`
* `:`
* `<`
* `>`
* `{`
* `}`

## Examples

**Search for log events that contain a specific key-value pair:**
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