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karthi2809
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How to extract fields from below source.

/audit/logs/QTEST/qtestw-core_server4-core_server4.log

I need extract QTEST as environment qtestw as hostname core_server4 as component core_server4.log as filename
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gcusello
SplunkTrust
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Hi @karthi2809 ,

you can use this regex:

| rex field=source "^\/\w+\/\w+\/(?<environment>\w+)\/\w+-(?<component>[^-]+)-(?<filename>.*)"

you can test this regex at https://regex101.com/r/0VJvAw/1

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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Jawahir
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Try this :

<your_search>|rex field=source "\/audit\/logs\/(?<environment>[^\/]*)\/(?<hostname>[^-]*)\-(?<component>[^-]*)\-(?<filename>.*$)"

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gcusello
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SplunkTrust

Hi @karthi2809 ,

you can use this regex:

| rex field=source "^\/\w+\/\w+\/(?<environment>\w+)\/\w+-(?<component>[^-]+)-(?<filename>.*)"

you can test this regex at https://regex101.com/r/0VJvAw/1

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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