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Version: 5.1

mvexpand

Description​

Expands the values of a multivalue field into separate events, creating one event for each value in the multivalue field.

Syntax​

mvexpand <field> [limit=<int>]

Mandatory Arguments​

ParameterSyntaxDescription
field<field>The field for which the values are expanded into separate events.

Optional Arguments​

ParameterSyntaxDefaultDescription
limitlimit=<int>Not limited.The number of the first specified field values to be expanded.

Query Examples​

Example 1​

Creating new events for each value of the multivalue field apple.

... | mvexpand apple

Example 2​

Creating new events for the first 57 values of the multivalue field apple.

... | mvexpand apple limit=57