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franciscoz1
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When writing regex, where in the regex string am I supposed to add the (?<new_field>) string ?

I have included a sample regex string below, where in this string would I add (?<new_field>) ?

(?<=\:\[)(.*)(?=\])

Thanks !

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bowesmana
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

If that is the exact regex and you are talking about using the rex command, then 

 

| rex "(?<new_field>(?<=\:\[)(.*)(?=\]))"

 

will extract the data between the [] into new_field

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franciscoz1
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Worked like a charm, thank you !

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bowesmana
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

If that is the exact regex and you are talking about using the rex command, then 

 

| rex "(?<new_field>(?<=\:\[)(.*)(?=\]))"

 

will extract the data between the [] into new_field

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