# Ingest processor to copy field?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingest-processor-to-copy-field/89431>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 14, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingest-processor-to-copy-field/89431 "2017-06-14T17:37:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![loren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/loren/32/44942_2.png) [@loren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/loren)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingest-processor-to-copy-field/89431/1 "2017-06-14T17:37:17Z")

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I want to duplicate a text field so I can run further processors on the copied field in my ingest pipeline. Is there a better way to do that then using, say, the [trim processor](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/trim-processor.html) with a `target_field` set?

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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 12, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ingest-processor-to-copy-field/89431/2 "2017-07-12T17:37:39Z")

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