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How to extract filename from the path?

eduspk
Explorer

Hi All

I want to extract file name from the path

Ex:

..../../default/folder/temp.txt

output:

Filename
temp.txt

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1 Solution

vnravikumar
Champion

Hi @eduspk

Try like and let me know

| makeresults 
| eval path="..../../default/folder/temp.txt" 
| rex field=path ".*\/(?<filename>.*)$"

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vnravikumar
Champion

Hi @eduspk

Try like and let me know

| makeresults 
| eval path="..../../default/folder/temp.txt" 
| rex field=path ".*\/(?<filename>.*)$"

eduspk
Explorer

Thanks for quick reply.

0 Karma
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