# Translate plugin for non yml files

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-plugin-for-non-yml-files/61195>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 22, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-plugin-for-non-yml-files/61195 "2016-09-22T02:47:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![gringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@gringo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gringo)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-plugin-for-non-yml-files/61195/1 "2016-09-22T02:47:12Z")

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I have a blacklist file that is in the following format

10.211.22.1#Port Scanning#country#10.0102#1.19281000

Can I use the regex function of the translate plugin for this?

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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:** [September 22, 2016, 5:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-plugin-for-non-yml-files/61195/2 "2016-09-22T05:30:05Z")

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No, that format isn't recognized by the translate plugin. You'll have to transform into a supported format outside of Logstash.

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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, 4:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/translate-plugin-for-non-yml-files/61195/3 "2017-07-06T04:37:29Z")

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