# Logstash + Split filepath with backslash \\

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-split-filepath-with-backslash/49806>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 11, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-split-filepath-with-backslash/49806 "2016-05-11T17:18:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sarthak2016](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@sarthak2016](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sarthak2016)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-split-filepath-with-backslash/49806/1 "2016-05-11T17:18:43Z")

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Hello All,

I am facing a issue to split the filepath with backslash,

Below is my code for split filepath with \

Logstash Code

input {

file {  
path =\> "C:\logstash-2.3.1\CSV\SQL.csv"  
type=\>"sql"  
}

}

filter {  
mutate {  
split =\> ["path", '\']  
}

}

Thanks for your help in advance,

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**Author:** ![fbaligand](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/fbaligand/32/5657_2.png) [@fbaligand](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fbaligand)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-split-filepath-with-backslash/49806/2 "2016-05-11T17:55:37Z")

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I can't explain why, but impossible to say split filter to use `\` as separator...  
You can open an issue on github : [https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-filter-split/issues](https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-filter-split/issues)

Anyway, here's a tricky configuration to make it work :

```
  mutate {
    gsub => ["path", "[\\]", "/"]
  }

  mutate {
    split => { "path" => "/" }
  }
```

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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, 4:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-split-filepath-with-backslash/49806/3 "2017-07-06T04:58:08Z")

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