Splunk Search

What is the regular expression for my use case?

sravankaripe
Communicator

i am unable to display dv_state="Closed Complete" from the data. please help me with REX for this use case.

dv_state="Closed Complete"
dv_state="Open"
0 Karma
1 Solution

gokadroid
Motivator

I answered similar question that would have extracted all the "dv_" for you from your data but seems you had figured it out there:

https://answers.splunk.com/answers/475190/help-me-rex-extraction.html#answer-474189

However just for this state piece this is how u do it :

yourQuery to return the data
| rex "dv_state\=\"(?<state>[^\"]+)"
| table state

If you also want the dv_state= in the string as wel use this:

yourQuery to return the data
| rex "(?<stateField>dv_state\=)\"(?<state>[^\"]+)"
| eval myString=stateField."\"".state."\""
| table stateField, state, myString

View solution in original post

DarthDMader
Explorer

rex "dv_state=\"(?<dv_state>[^\"]*)\""

Regular Expressions is a Language for it's own... there are many good creators for that.
online I often use regexr(dot)com
On Mac is regExRX a good choice

Kind regards
Darth

0 Karma

gokadroid
Motivator

I answered similar question that would have extracted all the "dv_" for you from your data but seems you had figured it out there:

https://answers.splunk.com/answers/475190/help-me-rex-extraction.html#answer-474189

However just for this state piece this is how u do it :

yourQuery to return the data
| rex "dv_state\=\"(?<state>[^\"]+)"
| table state

If you also want the dv_state= in the string as wel use this:

yourQuery to return the data
| rex "(?<stateField>dv_state\=)\"(?<state>[^\"]+)"
| eval myString=stateField."\"".state."\""
| table stateField, state, myString
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Index This | What travels the world but is also stuck in place?

April 2026 Edition  Hayyy Splunk Education Enthusiasts and the Eternally Curious!   We’re back with this ...

Discover New Use Cases: Unlock Greater Value from Your Existing Splunk Data

Realizing the full potential of your Splunk investment requires more than just understanding current usage; it ...

Continue Your Journey: Join Session 2 of the Data Management and Federation Bootcamp ...

As data volumes continue to grow and environments become more distributed, managing and optimizing data ...