
nomv
Description
Converts values of the specified multivalue field into one single value. Overrides the configurations for the multivalue field that are set in the fields.conf
file.
Syntax
nomv <field>
Required arguments
- field
- Syntax: <field>
- Description: The name of a multivalue field.
Usage
There are evaluation functions and statistical functions that you can use on multivalue fields or to return multivalue fields.
Examples
Example 1:
For sendmail events, combine the values of the senders field into a single value. Display the top 10 values.
eventtype="sendmail" | nomv senders | top senders
See also
Commands:
makemv
mvcombine
mvexpand
Functions:
Multivalue eval functions
Multivalue stats and chart functions
split
Answers
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk® Enterprise: 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.0.6, 6.0.7, 6.0.8, 6.0.9, 6.0.10, 6.0.11, 6.0.12, 6.0.13, 6.0.14, 6.0.15, 6.1, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.1.5, 6.1.6, 6.1.7, 6.1.8, 6.1.9, 6.1.10, 6.1.11, 6.1.12, 6.1.13, 6.1.14, 6.2.0, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4, 6.2.5, 6.2.6, 6.2.7, 6.2.8, 6.2.9, 6.2.10, 6.2.11, 6.2.12, 6.2.13, 6.2.14, 6.2.15, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.3.4, 6.3.5, 6.3.6, 6.3.7, 6.3.8, 6.3.9, 6.3.10, 6.3.11, 6.3.12, 6.3.13, 6.3.14, 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.4.3, 6.4.4, 6.4.5, 6.4.6, 6.4.7, 6.4.8, 6.4.9, 6.4.10, 6.4.11, 6.5.0, 6.5.1, 6.5.1612 (Splunk Cloud only), 6.5.2, 6.5.3, 6.5.4, 6.5.5, 6.5.6, 6.5.7, 6.5.8, 6.5.9, 6.5.10
Comments
The "See Also" section has "convert" which makes no sense. There is no multi-value capability in "convert" and none of the other "mv*" commands reference it. There does not appear to be anything "convertish" about "nomv" but perhaps it would make a tiny bit of sense to have a reference to "nomv" in the "convert" section (not really) but there isn't one. This should be removed here.
Woodcock
Thank you for the suggestion. I have updated the "See also" section.