77 lines
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77 lines
1.2 KiB
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[role="xpack"]
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[testenv="basic"]
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[[eql-pipe-ref]]
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== EQL pipe reference
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++++
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<titleabbrev>Pipe reference</titleabbrev>
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++++
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experimental::[]
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{es} supports the following EQL pipes:
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* <<eql-pipe-head>>
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* <<eql-pipe-tail>>
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[discrete]
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[[eql-pipe-head]]
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=== `head`
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Returns up to a specified number of events or sequences, starting with the
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earliest matches. Works similarly to the
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{wikipedia}/Head_(Unix)[Unix head command].
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*Example*
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The following EQL query returns up to three of the earliest powershell
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commands.
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[source,eql]
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----
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process where process.name == "powershell.exe"
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| head 3
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----
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*Syntax*
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[source,txt]
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----
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head <max>
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----
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*Parameters*
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`<max>`::
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(Required, integer)
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Maximum number of matching events or sequences to return.
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[discrete]
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[[eql-pipe-tail]]
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=== `tail`
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Returns up to a specified number of events or sequences, starting with the most
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recent matches. Works similarly to the
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{wikipedia}/Tail_(Unix)[Unix tail command].
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*Example*
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The following EQL query returns up to five of the most recent `svchost.exe`
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processes.
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[source,eql]
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----
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process where process.name == "svchost.exe"
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| tail 5
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----
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*Syntax*
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[source,txt]
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----
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tail <max>
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----
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*Parameters*
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`<max>`::
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(Required, integer)
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Maximum number of matching events or sequences to return.
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