Rsyslogd and characters # 012 and # 015

Question

I am using rsyslogd version 5.8. The characters \ n and \ r are reset as # 012 and # 015 to the log file.

Example (when entering the command: printf "example-test [\ r]" | logger):

<13> 2014-07-07T11:01:03.254 root: example-test[#015]

I would like to reset them in hexadecimal format: # 0A and # 0D (or another more readable format).

How can I do this by modifying the rsyslogd configuration file?

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user803422 Jul 07 '14 at 9:02

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user803422 · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-18T06:45:49+0000

After reading the source code of versions 5.8.3 and 7.6.0 rsyslogd it turns out that:

the hexadecimal base cannot be used because the octal base (# 012, # 015) is hard-coded.
escaping can be turned on or off: the $ EscapeControlCharactersOnReceive and $ Escape8BitCharactersOnReceive parameters

The documentation confirms that: