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Searching with Fields
For more details on Splunk Fields fundamentals see Splunk Concepts - Fields.
When searching for a specific field, use the following syntax:
field_name="field value"
Field names are case sensitive. Field values are not case sensitive.
Quotation marks are required when the field values include spaces.
Wildcards can be used in field values:
field_name="prefix*"
Search Syntax
Expression involving fields are explained above in Searching with Fields.
The logical AND is the implicit logical operator between expressions involving fields:
sourcetype=access_* status=200 action=purchase
Not Equals
Use "!=".
Boolean Operators
Parentheses can be used to group parts of the search string.
OR
(error OR fail* OR severe) OR (status=404 OR status=500 OR status=503)