# Automatic Parse Compied to Folder
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automatic-parse-compied-to-folder/45864
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [March 31, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automatic-parse-compied-to-folder/45864 "2016-03-31T02:32:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@gringo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gringo)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automatic-parse-compied-to-folder/45864/1 "2016-03-31T02:32:55Z")
How do I make logstash such that it will automatically parse files that are copied into a folder.
I have a script that moves files into the a folder once every 5 hours.
Right now I have to open the log file do
a select all and delete -\> Save -\> undo -\> Save
before the file can be parsed.
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### Author:  [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automatic-parse-compied-to-folder/45864/2 "2016-03-31T05:41:08Z")
> How do I make logstash such that it will automatically parse files that are copied into a folder.
That's how Logstash normally works.
> Right now I have to open the log file do
> a select all and delete -\> Save -\> undo -\> Save
> before the file can be parsed.
What's the modification time of the files as they're copied into the directory? The file input's `ignore_older` option might come into play. Other than that it might be inode reuse. Running Logstash with `--verbose` will give you extra clues.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automatic-parse-compied-to-folder/45864/3 "2017-07-06T05:04:37Z")