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As mentioned earlier, Zebra places few restrictions on the type of data that you can index and manage. Generally, whatever the form of the data, it is parsed by an input filter specific to that format, and turned into an internal structure that Zebra knows how to handle. This process takes place whenever the record is accessed - for indexing and retrieval.
    The RecordType parameter in the zebra.cfg file, or
    the -t option to the indexer tells Zebra how to
    process input records.
    Two basic types of processing are available - raw text and structured
    data. Raw text is just that, and it is selected by providing the
    argument text to Zebra. Structured records are
    all handled internally using the basic mechanisms described in the
    subsequent sections.
    Zebra can read structured records in many different formats.