# Extraction of Log Messages

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extraction-of-log-messages/24694>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 1, 2015, 8:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extraction-of-log-messages/24694 "2015-07-01T08:38:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![praveench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@praveench](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/praveench)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 8:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extraction-of-log-messages/24694/1 "2015-07-01T08:38:24Z")

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**where and how to write the custom filters to extract required fields in syslog message:**

**please anyone suggest me where and how to write extraction logic,and where the default filters in logstash are located**  
-thanks

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extraction-of-log-messages/24694/2 "2015-07-01T09:54:25Z")

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Have you looked at the [documentation's configuration examples](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/config-examples.html)?

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 5:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/extraction-of-log-messages/24694/3 "2017-07-06T05:35:52Z")

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