tail

Only emit the last limit points from each batch.

tail limit [by field1, [field2, ...]]
Parameter Description Required?
limit The number of points to emit; may be an expression that evaluates to an integer No; defaults to 1
by One or more fields by which to group. See Grouping fields with by. No

Example: Generate batches containing 10 points each, but only log the last 2 points from each batch

emit -hz 10 -limit 100 
| batch 1
| tail 2 
| view text