# fields
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 Use `fields` to show specific fields in query results. 

If your query contains multiple `fields` commands and doesn't include a `display` command, the results display all of the fields that are specified in the `fields` commands.

 ** Example: Display specific fields ** 

 The following example shows a query that returns 20 log events and displays them in descending order. The values for `@timestamp` and `@message` are shown in the query results. 

```
fields @timestamp, @message
| sort @timestamp desc
| limit 20
```

Use `fields` instead of `display` when you want to use the different functions and operations supported by `fields` for modifying field values and creating new fields that can be used in queries. 

You can use the `fields` command with the keyword *as* to create extracted fields that use fields and functions in your log events. For example, `fields ispresent as isRes` creates an extracted field named `isRes`, and the extracted field can be used in the rest of your query.