# Replaceing \\\\ in a field
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaceing-in-a-field/67326
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 29, 2025, 10:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaceing-in-a-field/67326 "2025-01-29T10:51:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jonhinch)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2025, 10:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaceing-in-a-field/67326/1 "2025-01-29T10:51:54Z")
Hi,
Some of my genre fields have `\\` in them ie blues`\\`rock
I want to change the `\\` with an action but I assume the software thinks the first `\` has special meaning. I can't make it work anyway.
Is there a way of writting `\\` so that mp3tag knows it is a double backward slash that needs replacing.
I have hunted the forums but can't spot anything that I can make work yet.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2025, 10:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaceing-in-a-field/67326/2 "2025-01-29T10:53:34Z")
You could start here:
> [@Find & Replace double backslash?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-replace-double-backslash/66916):
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> Hi. I am trying to do a Find and Replace in the Composer section. I know how to do basic things like replace words and such. The problem I am having is I am trying to do the following; Name 1\\Name 2 This is a double line but won't show up. and replace with Name 1 / Name 2 For some reason the \\ is not being found or applied and replaced with the /. I wasn't sure if this is a bug or perhaps I need some coding parameters. Sorry I am not a coder. I tried In Composer Find ,\\, %\\% …
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### Author:  [@jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jonhinch)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaceing-in-a-field/67326/3 "2025-01-29T11:05:21Z")
Oh I had been on that one but didn't make much sense of it. I think I have spotted the issue is that `\\` isn't in the field itself. It is a field that is in the data twice. I will just have to carry on editing it manually. No problem
PS I didn't think to write double backslash until I saw the formatting here didn't work either. I can now look for other threads too.
Thanks for the pointer
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2025, 11:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaceing-in-a-field/67326/4 "2025-01-29T11:06:52Z")
> [@jonhinch](#):
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> It is a field that is in the data twice...I will just have to carry on editing it manually. No problem
You can merge two (GENRE) fields into one as mentioned in the linked thread with
> **[Merge Duplicate Fields – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/merge-duplicate-fields/)**
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> Documentation on the Merge Duplicate Fields action type that can be performed as Quick Action or as reusable workflow from Action Groups. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.
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### Author:  [@jonhinch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jonhinch)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaceing-in-a-field/67326/5 "2025-01-29T11:08:45Z")
Yes thanks. I have just tried that and it does indeed sort it. Thanks for your help.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaceing-in-a-field/67326/6 "2025-01-30T20:23:27Z")
3 posts were split to a new topic: [Automatically remove duplace fields](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-remove-duplace-fields/67334)
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaceing-in-a-field/67326/7 "2025-03-01T20:23:37Z")
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