Commands that sort results

When you run a search that returns events, by default the events are returned in descending timestamp order, with the most current events returned first.

There are some commands that sort the search results automatically. These command have some sort of BY clause:

• FROM GROUP BY clause
• FROM ORDER BY clause
• sort <sort-by-clause>
• stats <by-clause>
• streamstats <by-clause>
• timechart <split-by-clause>

The field that you specify in the by-clause is the field on which the results are sorted.

See also

Related information

Lexicographical order