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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
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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.