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How to extract value under double quotes using the rex command?

saravanafd
Explorer

Has been busy for "639" seconds

using rex command i need to extract value 639 and store it in one field.

Please help !!!

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1 Solution

richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Try this:

... | rex "busy for \"(?<one>\d+)" | ...
---
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vnravikumar
Champion

Hi

Try this

| makeresults 
| eval msg ="busy for \"639\" seconds" 
| rex field=msg "\"(?P<seconds>[\d]+)\""
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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Try this:

... | rex "busy for \"(?<one>\d+)" | ...
---
If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.
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saravanafd
Explorer

Thank you very much for the resolution. Works perfectly 🙂

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