# Different file format in filebeat

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-file-format-in-filebeat/51302>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [May 30, 2016, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-file-format-in-filebeat/51302 "2016-05-30T09:48:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Karthik\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@Karthik\_B](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karthik_B)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-file-format-in-filebeat/51302/1 "2016-05-30T09:48:47Z")

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Hi , i am new to filebeat..i like to send multiple format file(.log,txt,.db,etc) from filebeat to ElK..so can you send some example configuration for this ...

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 9:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-file-format-in-filebeat/51302/2 "2016-05-30T09:53:29Z")

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The configs are all the same, just point the path to where ever they live.

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**Author:** ![Karthik\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@Karthik\_B](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karthik_B)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 10:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-file-format-in-filebeat/51302/3 "2016-05-30T10:00:41Z")

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Thanks for replay, can you send example configuration file for log forwarding from filebeat to other server...with two different file....

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 10:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-file-format-in-filebeat/51302/4 "2016-05-30T10:22:11Z")

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I'd suggest you read the docs, it has everything you need - [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/index.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/index.html)

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**Author:** ![Karthik\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@Karthik\_B](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karthik_B)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 10:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-file-format-in-filebeat/51302/5 "2016-05-30T10:30:34Z")

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Thanks

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**Author:** ![Jaren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jaren/32/9986_2.png) [@Jaren](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jaren)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-file-format-in-filebeat/51302/6 "2016-05-30T23:49:36Z")

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`paths` attribute should get you in the right direction

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/configuration-filebeat-options.html#\_paths](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/configuration-filebeat-options.html#_paths)

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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:** [July 5, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-file-format-in-filebeat/51302/7 "2017-07-05T21:51:22Z")

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