# Dash character in hostnames and filesystem mount points

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dash-character-in-hostnames-and-filesystem-mount-points/36790
**Category:** Beats
**Created:** [December 9, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dash-character-in-hostnames-and-filesystem-mount-points/36790 "2015-12-09T19:45:53Z")
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### Author: ![plonka2000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/plonka2000/32/5077_2.png) [@plonka2000](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/plonka2000)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dash-character-in-hostnames-and-filesystem-mount-points/36790/15 "2016-02-29T13:06:22Z")

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> [@Maarten\_Van\_Damme](#):
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> Any solution for this?

Hey @Maarten_Van_Damme, check [this thread](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-index-pattern-to-current-index-topbeat/41627/10) out, I think it should help you.

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