# How to convert comma to ; in field

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-comma-to-in-field/220869
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [February 25, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-comma-to-in-field/220869 "2020-02-25T14:14:32Z")
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### Author: ![vpolizki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vpolizki/32/57200_2.png) [@vpolizki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vpolizki)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-comma-to-in-field/220869/1 "2020-02-25T14:14:33Z")

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Hi  
i want to collect csv file, but some field include comma in text  
i want to change it to ;

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### Author: ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-comma-to-in-field/220869/2 "2020-02-25T16:10:27Z")

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Run the events through a csv filter (it correctly parses quoted fields containing commas) then

```
mutate { gsub => ["column2", ",", ";"] }
```

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### Author: ![vpolizki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vpolizki/32/57200_2.png) [@vpolizki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vpolizki)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2020, 11:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-comma-to-in-field/220869/3 "2020-02-27T11:23:02Z")

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Thanks

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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: [March 26, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-convert-comma-to-in-field/220869/4 "2020-03-26T11:25:09Z")

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