# Logstash, windows paths with spaces break plugin installation
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-windows-paths-with-spaces-break-plugin-installation/93586
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [July 18, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-windows-paths-with-spaces-break-plugin-installation/93586 "2017-07-18T12:56:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@IHateBugs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/IHateBugs)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-windows-paths-with-spaces-break-plugin-installation/93586/1 "2017-07-18T12:56:58Z")
as the title suggest installing a plugin is not possible (tested with logstash 5.5.0) if the path contains any spaces.
tested with logstash-filter-aggregate-2.5.2.gem in a standard "C:\Program Files" path.
i jury rigged logstash to work by commenting out:
LOGSTASH-HOME\lib\pluginmanager\install.rb
# # This is a special flow for PACK related plugins,
# # if we dont detect an pack we will just use the normal `Bundle install` Strategy`
# # this could be refactored into his own strategy
# begin
# if strategy = LogStash::PluginManager::InstallStrategyFactory.create(plugins\_arg)
# LogStash::PluginManager.ui.debug("Installing with strategy: #{strategy.class}")
# strategy.execute
# return
# end
# rescue LogStash::PluginManager::InstallError =\> e
# report\_exception("An error occured when installing the: #{plugins\_args\_human}, to have more information about the error add a DEBUG=1 before running the command.", e.original\_exception)
# return
# rescue LogStash::PluginManager::FileNotFoundError =\> e
# report\_exception("File not found for: #{plugins\_args\_human}", e)
# return
# rescue LogStash::PluginManager::InvalidPackError =\> e
# report\_exception("Invalid pack for: #{plugins\_args\_human}, reason: #{e.message}", e)
# return
# rescue =\> e
# report\_exception("Something went wrong when installing #{plugins\_args\_human}", e)
# return
# end
and by adding
LOGSTASH-HOME/vendor/jruby/lib/ruby/1.9/uri/common.rb
.
.
when @regexp[:PATH\_URI]
path = $~[1..-1][0]
if !path
raise InvalidURIError,
"bad URI(invalid path): #{uri}"
end
.
.
ret[:PATH\_URI] = Regexp.new('file://(.\*)', Regexp::EXTENDED)
but i wouldnt recommend using it as a real fix
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### Author:  [@IHateBugs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/IHateBugs)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2017, 10:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-windows-paths-with-spaces-break-plugin-installation/93586/2 "2017-07-20T10:25:21Z")
is this a stupid or invalid question? Surely i cant be the only one running into this problem.
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### Author:  [@timk519](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/timk519)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-windows-paths-with-spaces-break-plugin-installation/93586/3 "2017-07-20T14:44:20Z")
I ran into the same issue and wound up installing the stack in a directory tree w/no spaces. Being this was on windows, that meant not using the usual "Program Files" directory.
I found a comment to the effect that this was a known issue - whether it'll be dealt with in the future is another question.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-windows-paths-with-spaces-break-plugin-installation/93586/4 "2017-08-17T14:44:26Z")
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