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Searching for exact string match

rgjnnc
New Member

Hi ,

I have logs like this

a) 04:55:21.8630 Info {"message":"16 A Process completed, notification displayed"
b)04:55:21.8630 Info {"message":"Process completed"

Here i need to search for exactly "Process Completed" string. It should give exact match result.

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to4kawa
Ultra Champion
index=foo "\"Process completed\""
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rgjnnc
New Member

Worked fine...Thanks a lot

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to4kawa
Ultra Champion

please accept answer and happy splunking.

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Have you tried index=foo "Process Completed" ?

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If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.

rgjnnc
New Member

Hi,

I tried this but this is also giving me "16 A Process completed, notification displayed"

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