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where command examples

The following are examples for using the SPL2 where command. To learn more about the where command, see How the SPL2 where command works.

The where command expects a predicate expression. See Predicate expressions in the SPL2 Search Manual.

In most cases you can use the WHERE clause in the from command instead of using the where command separately.

1. Specify wildcards

You can only specify a wildcard with the where command by using the like function. The percent ( % ) symbol is the wildcard you must use with the like function.

In this example, the where command returns search results for values in the ipaddress field that start with 198..

... | where like(ipaddress, "198.%")

The like function supports several syntaxes, see Comparison and Conditional functions.

2. Match IP addresses or a subnet using the where command

Return events that match the IP or is in the specified subnet. This example uses both the like function and the cidrmatch function.

...| where like(src, "10.9.165.%") OR cidrmatch("10.9.165.0/25", dst)

3. Specify a calculation in the where command expression

Return events with a speed is greater than 100.

... | where distance/time > 100


See also

where command
where command overview
where command syntax details
where command usage
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