# Define deletion frequency to delete some logstash-plain-yyyy-mm-dd.log files in logstash directly

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/define-deletion-frequency-to-delete-some-logstash-plain-yyyy-mm-dd-log-files-in-logstash-directly/81146>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 4, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/define-deletion-frequency-to-delete-some-logstash-plain-yyyy-mm-dd-log-files-in-logstash-directly/81146 "2017-04-04T13:00:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Diyal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/diyal/32/10110_2.png) [@Diyal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Diyal)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/define-deletion-frequency-to-delete-some-logstash-plain-yyyy-mm-dd-log-files-in-logstash-directly/81146/1 "2017-04-04T13:00:16Z")

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Hello,

Is it possible (directly in logstash) to regulate deletion frequency about logstash-plain-yyyy-mm-dd.log files ?  
For exemple, everyday i would like to delete logstash-plain-yyyy-mm-dd.log that created more than 2 weeks ago.

FYI : i use logstash version 5.2.1

Thanks,

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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:** [May 2, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/define-deletion-frequency-to-delete-some-logstash-plain-yyyy-mm-dd-log-files-in-logstash-directly/81146/2 "2017-05-02T13:00:26Z")

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Closed on May 2, 2017, 1:00pm UTC

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