# Can Logstash read multiple text files , store config data available in first lines and add it to all other lines

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-logstash-read-multiple-text-files-store-config-data-available-in-first-lines-and-add-it-to-all-other-lines/267830
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [March 19, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-logstash-read-multiple-text-files-store-config-data-available-in-first-lines-and-add-it-to-all-other-lines/267830 "2021-03-19T15:46:14Z")
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### Author: ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-logstash-read-multiple-text-files-store-config-data-available-in-first-lines-and-add-it-to-all-other-lines/267830/3 "2021-04-08T00:00:44Z")

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There is an example of doing something similar to that [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-with-processing-metadata-at-start-of-file/220740/2).

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