# Add new line character ruby filter

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-new-line-character-ruby-filter/140486>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 18, 2018, 8:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-new-line-character-ruby-filter/140486 "2018-07-18T08:47:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![saramali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@saramali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/saramali)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 8:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-new-line-character-ruby-filter/140486/1 "2018-07-18T08:47:44Z")

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I am trying to add a newline character in ruby filter. But when I add '\n' it adds '\\n' and it is not taken as a new line character.

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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:** [August 15, 2018, 8:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-new-line-character-ruby-filter/140486/2 "2018-08-15T08:47:53Z")

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