SPLK-1001 Basic Searching and Transforming Commands Practice Question
Exhibit
Refer to the exhibit. Search: `index=web sourcetype=access_combined | top limit=5 uri_path` Result table: uri_path count percent / 4523 23.45 /login 2341 12.14 /products 1890 9.80 /about 1234 6.40 /contact 987 5.12
Refer to the exhibit. A security analyst runs the search and sees the result table. The analyst wants to see only the top 3 URI paths with their counts, without the percentage column. Which command modification achieves this?
⚠ Common exam trap
Splunk often tests the specific arguments of the `top` command, and the trap here is that candidates may think `fields - percent` is the correct way to remove the percentage column, but the `showperc=f` argument is the proper and more efficient method.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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`index=web sourcetype=access_combined | top limit=3 showperc=f uri_path`
The `top` command's `showperc=f` argument suppresses the percentage column, and `limit=3` restricts the output to the top 3 URI paths. This directly meets the requirement of showing only the top 3 URI paths with their counts, without the percentage column.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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`index=web sourcetype=access_combined | top limit=3 uri_path | fields - percent`
Why it's wrong here
This works but is less efficient than using `showperc=f`.
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`index=web sourcetype=access_combined | top uri_path | head 3`
Why it's wrong here
`head` would work but still shows percent column. More importantly, `top` without limit shows all results, which is inefficient.
- ✓
`index=web sourcetype=access_combined | top limit=3 showperc=f uri_path`
Why this is correct
Correct. `limit=3` limits to top 3, `showperc=f` hides the percent column.
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`index=web sourcetype=access_combined | top limit=3 uri_path`
Why it's wrong here
This shows top 3 but still includes the percent column.
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