Explain what is Splunk Btool.

1.	Explain what is Splunk Btool.
Answer» The BTOOL command-line TOOL can be used to figure out what settings are set on a Splunk Enterprise instance, as well as to see where those settings are CONFIGURED. Using the Btool command, we can troubleshoot configuration file ISSUES. Conf files, also CALLED Splunk software configuration files, are loaded and merged together to create a functional set of configurations that can be used by Splunk software when executing tasks. Conf files can be placed/found in many different folders under the Splunk installation. Using the on-disk conf files, Btool simulates the merging process and creates a report displaying the merged settings.

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The BTOOL command-line TOOL can be used to figure out what settings are set on a Splunk Enterprise instance, as well as to see where those settings are CONFIGURED. Using the Btool command, we can troubleshoot configuration file ISSUES.

Conf files, also CALLED Splunk software configuration files, are loaded and merged together to create a functional set of configurations that can be used by Splunk software when executing tasks. Conf files can be placed/found in many different folders under the Splunk installation. Using the on-disk conf files, Btool simulates the merging process and creates a report displaying the merged settings.

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