Splunk Search
×

Join the Conversation

Without signing in, you're just watching from the sidelines. Sign in or Register to connect, share, and be part of the Splunk Community.
cancel
Turn on suggestions
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
Ask a Question

how to remove white space in the beginning of string value in field?

karthikeyan_k14
New Member
‎02-02-2017 09:05 PM

In my field value are unstructured, few of the strings having space at beginning. Do anyone help, how to eliminate those white space?

Tags (2)
0 Karma
Reply

richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust
‎02-03-2017 05:24 AM 
eval field=ltrim(field)
---
If this reply helps you, Karma would be appreciated.
Reply
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Index This | What is broken 80% of the time by February?

December 2025 Edition   Hayyy Splunk Education Enthusiasts and the Eternally Curious!    We’re back with this ...

Unlock Faster Time-to-Value on Edge and Ingest Processor with New SPL2 Pipeline ...

Hello Splunk Community,   We're thrilled to share an exciting update that will help you manage your data more ...

Splunk MCP & Agentic AI: Machine Data Without Limits

Discover how the Splunk Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server can revolutionize the way your organization uses ...