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How to print results excluding the last line in Splunk like "head -n -1" in LInux?

perlish
Communicator

Hi all,

I want to print results excluding the last line.
In Linux, I can use head -n -1
but in Splunk, the head command only accepts positive numbers.

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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

You can do it like this:

... | reverse | streamstats current=t count AS SERIAL | where SERIAL > 1 | reverse | fields - SERIAL

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

Here are the options that you can try is this. Again it depends on what search you're using,( how complex, how big, current performance.

Option 1

Your current search giving N results | head [Your current search again giving N results| stats count | eval count=count-1 | return $count]

Option 2

your current search giving N results | eval sno=1 | accum sno | eventstats max(sno) as max | where max!=son | fields - max,sno
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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

It is max!=sno, not max!=son, right?

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DavidHourani
Super Champion

yeah, it is...you know nothing jon sno

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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

You can do it like this:

... | reverse | streamstats current=t count AS SERIAL | where SERIAL > 1 | reverse | fields - SERIAL

woodcock
Esteemed Legend

Had a typo: was SERIAL > 0 but is corrected now to SERIAL > 1.

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DavidHourani
Super Champion

Good job man, you rock !

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perlish
Communicator

Yes. You solved my issue. Thanks very much.

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