# Logstash csv fields

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-csv-fields/28519>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 2, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-csv-fields/28519 "2015-09-02T11:00:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Suganthi\_Thangavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@Suganthi\_Thangavel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Suganthi_Thangavel)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-csv-fields/28519/1 "2015-09-02T11:00:14Z")

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Hi,

Howcan I escape special characters in CSV filter field names , I tries with backslash it is not working.  
I need column names with double quotes for few field names as below  
csv {

```
	 columns => ["timeStamp","elapsed","label","responseCode","responseMessage","\"tc_status\""]
             separator => ","  	
     }
    }
```

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**Author:** ![colings86](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/colings86/32/44960_2.png) [@colings86](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/colings86)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 11:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-csv-fields/28519/2 "2015-09-02T11:10:48Z")

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This is a Logstash question so I am going to move it to the Logstash category where you are more likely to find an answer to your question

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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, 5:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-csv-fields/28519/3 "2017-07-06T05:30:23Z")

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