bucketdir
Description
Replaces a field value with higher-level grouping, such as replacing filenames with directories.
Returns the maxcount events, by taking the incoming events and rolling up multiple sources into directories, by preferring directories that have many files but few events. The field with the path is PATHFIELD (e.g., source), and strings are broken up by a separator character. The default pathfield=source; sizefield=totalCount; maxcount=20; countfield=totalCount; sep="/" or "\\", depending on the operation system.
Syntax
bucketdir pathfield=<field> sizefield=<field> [maxcount=<int>] [countfield=<field>] [sep=<char>]
Required arguments
pathfield
Syntax: pathfield=<field>
Description: Specify a field name that has a path value.
sizefield
Syntax: sizefield=<field>
Description: Specify a numeric field that defines the size of bucket.
Optional arguments
countfield
Syntax: countfield=<field>
Description: Specify a numeric field that describes the count of events.
maxcount
Syntax: maxcount=<int>
Description: Specify the total number of events to bucket.
sep
Syntax: <char>
Description: The separating character. Specify either a forward slash "/" or double back slashes "\\", depending on the operating system.
Usage
The bucketdir command is a streaming command. It is distributable streaming by default, but centralized streaming if the local setting specified for the command in the commands.conf file is set to true. See Command types.
Examples
Example 1:
Return 10 best sources and directories.
... | top source | bucketdir pathfield=source sizefield=count maxcount=10