// tag::unix[]
Linux and macOS installations support Unix-style paths:

[source,yaml]
----
path:
  data: /var/data/elasticsearch
  logs: /var/log/elasticsearch
----
// end::unix[]


// tag::win[]
Windows installations support DOS paths with escaped backslashes:

[source,yaml]
----
path:
  data: "C:\\Elastic\\Elasticsearch\\data"
  logs: "C:\\Elastic\\Elasticsearch\\logs"
----
// end::win[]