# \\r\\n as a row separator

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/r-n-as-a-row-separator/52560>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [June 13, 2016, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/r-n-as-a-row-separator/52560 "2016-06-13T04:57:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![baneshbanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@baneshbanna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/baneshbanna)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2016, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/r-n-as-a-row-separator/52560/1 "2016-06-13T04:57:08Z")

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How to configure \r\n as a row separator in logstash file input plugin.

path =\> ["/logs/\*"]  
start\_position =\> "beginning"  
type=\>"API"  
delimiter=\>"\r\n"  
close\_older=\>"300"  
max\_open\_files=\>"5000"  
discover\_interval=\>5  
ignore\_older=\>172800  
sincedb\_path=\>"/apps/api.log"  
}  
Thank In advance

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/r-n-as-a-row-separator/52560/2 "2016-06-14T18:38:25Z")

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That shouldn't be necessary to do. Why do you feel you need this?

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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, 4:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/r-n-as-a-row-separator/52560/3 "2017-07-06T04:52:57Z")

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