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SPL2 Search Reference

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Compatibility Quick Reference for SPL2 commands

An SPL2 profile maps to a set of SPL2 commands and functions that are used by a given product. See SPL2 compatibility profiles.

The following table shows which SPL2 commands are supported for each product profile:

SPL2 Command Description splunkd 1
profile
edge
Processor
profile
ingest
Processor
profile
bin Puts continuous numerical values into discrete sets, or bins. Yes    
branch Processes one set of events or search results, in parallel, in two or more branches. Each branch must end with the into command. Yes    
dedup Removes the events that contain an identical combination of values for the fields that you specify. Yes    
eval Calculates an expression and puts the resulting value into a search results field. Yes Yes Yes
eventstats Generates summary statistics from fields in your events and saves those statistics into a new field. Yes    
expand Produce a separate result row for each object in an array that is in a field. Yes Yes Yes
fields Keeps or removes fields from search results based on the list of fields that you specify. Yes Yes Yes
fieldsummary Calculates summary statistics for one or more fields in your events, displayed as a results table. Yes    
flatten Converts the key-value pairs in the object into separate fields in an event. Flattens only the first level of an object. Yes Yes Yes
from Retrieves data from a dataset, such as an index, metric index, lookup, view, or job.

The from command has a flexible syntax, which enables you to start a search with either the FROM clause or the SELECT clause.

Yes Yes Yes
head Returns the first search results, in search order, based on the <limit> specified. For historical searches, returns the most recent events. For real-time searches, searches the first captured events. Yes    
into Appends to or replaces the contents of a dataset in the search data pipeline. The dataset must be a writeable dataset, also referred to as a dataset sink. Yes Yes Yes
join Combines the results from two datasets by using one or more common fields. Yes    
lookup Invokes field value lookups. Yes Yes  
mvexpand Expands the values of a multivalue field into separate events, one event for each value in the multivalue field. Yes Yes Yes
rename Renames one or more fields. Yes Yes Yes
reverse Reverses the order of the search results. Yes    
rex Use to either extract fields using regular expression named groups, or replace or substitute characters in a field using sed expressions. Yes
using PCRE
Yes
using RE2
Yes
using RE2
route Routes a desired subset of incoming data so that it gets sent to a different destination.   Yes Yes
search Retrieve events from indexes or filter the results of a previous search command in the pipeline. Yes    
select See the from command. The SELECT clause is part of the from command. You can start a search with the SELECT clause. Yes    
sort Sorts all of the results by the specified fields. Yes    
spl1 Embed all or part of an SPL search into an SPL2 search. The spl1 command supports two syntaxes: backtick ( ` ) character syntax and explicit spl1 command syntax. Yes    
stats Calculates aggregate statistics such as average, count, and sum, over the results set. Yes    
streamstats Adds a cumulative statistical value to each search result as each result is processed. Yes    
thru Writes data to a writeable dataset and then passes the same data to the next command in the search string. By default, the thru command appends data to the dataset. Yes   Yes
timechart Creates a time series chart with corresponding table of statistics. Yes    
timewrap Compare data over a specific time period, such as day-over-day or month-over-month, or multiple time periods, such as a two week period over another two week period. Yes    
union Merges the results from two or more datasets into one dataset. One dataset can be piped into the union command and merged with a second dataset. Yes    
where Filters search results based on the outcome of a Boolean expression. Yes Yes Yes

1 The splunkd profile is currently used by the Splunk Enterprise SPL2-based app development beta and the Search tab of the Edge Processor solution.

See also

Additional compatibility information
Compatibility Quick Reference for SPL2 evaluation functions
SPL2 compatibility profiles
Edge Processor information
SPL2 commands for Edge Processor pipelines
Regular expression syntax for Edge Processor pipelines
Ingest Processor information
SPL2 commands for Ingest Processor pipelines
Regular expression syntax for Ingest Processor pipelines


SPL2 information
SPL2 Command Quick Reference
Understanding SPL2 Syntax
Last modified on 08 March, 2024
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