# Regex query for conexus-al

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regex-query-for-conexus-al/288437>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 4, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regex-query-for-conexus-al/288437 "2021-11-04T17:29:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![chapmantrain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chapmantrain/32/22646_2.png) [@chapmantrain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chapmantrain)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regex-query-for-conexus-al/288437/1 "2021-11-04T17:29:06Z")

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I am trying to search out the devices with conexus-al in the device name. I can find the conexus devices with "._conexus._", however adding "._conexus-al._" finds nothing. I have tried "._conexus.al._" and "._conexus\-al._". I am searching on the devicename.keyword field. Am I missing something with the minus sign?

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**Author:** ![chapmantrain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chapmantrain/32/22646_2.png) [@chapmantrain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chapmantrain)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regex-query-for-conexus-al/288437/2 "2021-11-04T17:54:08Z")

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It looks like stars were taken out. There should be a dot-star before and after each search term.

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**Author:** ![chapmantrain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chapmantrain/32/22646_2.png) [@chapmantrain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chapmantrain)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regex-query-for-conexus-al/288437/3 "2021-11-04T18:45:54Z")

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I think I have stumbled on the answer. Looks like "._conexus[\-]dc._" works.

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**Author:** ![chapmantrain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/chapmantrain/32/22646_2.png) [@chapmantrain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chapmantrain)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regex-query-for-conexus-al/288437/4 "2021-11-04T18:46:24Z")

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dot-star for each dot

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regex-query-for-conexus-al/288437/5 "2021-12-02T18:46:57Z")

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