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Count field value occurences

niuk
Engager

I have search result like below with repeating values in 'src _ip' field

niuk_0-1602168210032.png

and looking to count occurrences of field values 

10.1.8.5          3

10.3.20.63     1

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @niuk,

try something like this:

your_search
| stats count BY src_ip
| sort -count

I hint to follow the Search Tutorial (https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.6/SearchTutorial/WelcometotheSearchTutorial)to learn how to impement searches.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @niuk,

try something like this:

your_search
| stats count BY src_ip
| sort -count

I hint to follow the Search Tutorial (https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.0.6/SearchTutorial/WelcometotheSearchTutorial)to learn how to impement searches.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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