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How to run a search query with a scheduler (crontab)

YungLee
Engager

I would like to run a search query every few min, how can i do that.

E.g. index = "a" sourcetype = "b"

Any help is appreciated.

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ITWhisperer
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Set the schedule to something like this (for every 5 minutes, of every hour of every day etc.)

*/5 * * * *
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