Synopsis

A function; calculates the average of the values in a specified column of the search query results.

Syntax

avg [column_name]

Required Arguments

column_name

Syntax: <character string>

Description: The name of a column header that has numeric values

Optional Arguments

None

Description

For each event in the search query results that has the specified column_name with a numeric value, adds the value to the cumulative sum, and when it has reached the last event, divides the cumulative sum by the number of events to get the average.

Examples

Example 1:  

* in log.access | avg Bytes Sent 

From the events in access log, returns the average of the values in column Bytes Sent.