# SYS\$1LOG\$1PARSE
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Parses the standard syslog format:

```
 Mon DD HH:MM:SS server message
```

SYS\$1LOG\$1PARSE processes entries commonly found in UNIX/Linux system logs. System log entries start with a timestamp and are followed with a free form text field. SYS\$1LOG\$1PARSE output consists of two columns. The first column is named "COLUMN1" and is SQL data type TIMESTAMP. The second column is named "COLUMN2" and is SQL type VARCHAR().

**Note**  
For more information about SYSLOG, see [IETF RFC3164](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3164). For more information about date-time patterns and matching, see [Date and Time Patterns](sql-reference-parse-timestamp-format.md).