# Elasticsearch command line option --path.repo - format for multiple directories

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-command-line-option-path-repo-format-for-multiple-directories/88257>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 5, 2017, 10:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-command-line-option-path-repo-format-for-multiple-directories/88257 "2017-06-05T10:42:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![kimptoc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimptoc/32/18788_2.png) [@kimptoc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimptoc)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 10:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-command-line-option-path-repo-format-for-multiple-directories/88257/1 "2017-06-05T10:42:36Z")

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Hi,

Newbie here, apologies if this is obvious...

I see the YAML format for this option supports multiple directories, via an array ["dir1","dir2"].

But I am using the --path.repo command line option 🙂

Does that support multiple directories, if so, how?

I have tried passing an array, like above and also colon ":" separated (its on linux).

But its not finding my directory when I try to init the snapshot.

Thanks in advance,  
Chris

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**Author:** ![Igor\_Motov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/igor_motov/32/45193_2.png) [@Igor\_Motov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Igor_Motov)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-command-line-option-path-repo-format-for-multiple-directories/88257/2 "2017-06-05T13:18:53Z")

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It should accept a comma-separated list.

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**Author:** ![kimptoc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimptoc/32/18788_2.png) [@kimptoc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimptoc)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-command-line-option-path-repo-format-for-multiple-directories/88257/3 "2017-06-05T16:32:16Z")

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Thanks - that worked 🙂

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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 3, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-command-line-option-path-repo-format-for-multiple-directories/88257/4 "2017-07-03T16:32:16Z")

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