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regex to replace numeric value as astreik

DataOrg
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i want search search level field extraction command to replace all numeric value as astriek

Name = Dell vostro 2012 laptop wireless
Name = HP latitude laptop 20161 home station
Name is the field followd by value

I want results as
Name = Dell vostro **** laptop wireless
Name = HP latitude laptop **** home station

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jpolvino
Builder

If you want to get rid of numbers, you can use sed to replace them with nothing (also removes leading space):

(your search)
| rex field=Name mode=sed "s/\s\d+//g" 

You said replace with asterisk, I believe, which would be:

(your search)
| rex field=Name mode=sed "s/\s\d+/\*/g"

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jpolvino
Builder

If you want to get rid of numbers, you can use sed to replace them with nothing (also removes leading space):

(your search)
| rex field=Name mode=sed "s/\s\d+//g" 

You said replace with asterisk, I believe, which would be:

(your search)
| rex field=Name mode=sed "s/\s\d+/\*/g"
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