# File output plugin add some additional field in output file **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [May 8, 2018, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-output-plugin-add-some-additional-field-in-output-file/130965 "2018-05-08T09:33:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![adg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/adg/32/45618_2.png) [@adg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/adg)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-output-plugin-add-some-additional-field-in-output-file/130965/1 "2018-05-08T09:33:26Z")
i m having a issue with logstash i m getting logs from multiple remote server via filebeat (INPUT) use csv filter (FILTER) and put it in elasticsearch & file the issue is logs which is stored in file having two extra entries before the line i want same format of logs to be stored in file as in remote server Input > input { > beats { > port =\> 5044 > } > } Filter > csv{ > separator =\> "," > columns =\> ["DateTime" ,"hname" ,"uname" ,"cwd","fname","line"] > } Output > file{ path =\> "/var/log/filename" > codec =\> line > } ---
**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 10:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-output-plugin-add-some-additional-field-in-output-file/130965/2 "2018-05-08T10:16:21Z")
Use the json\_lines codec in your file output. ---
**Author:** ![adg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/adg/32/45618_2.png) [@adg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/adg)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-output-plugin-add-some-additional-field-in-output-file/130965/3 "2018-05-08T11:34:58Z")
i m not get it how to use it i go through the various link > **[Json\_lines codec plugin | Logstash Reference \[8.11\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-codecs-json_lines.html)** but there is no example the way i use this is like > codec =\> json\_line but logs say message=\>"Couldn't find any codec plugin named 'json\_line ---
**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 11:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-output-plugin-add-some-additional-field-in-output-file/130965/4 "2018-05-08T11:54:08Z")
json\_lines, not json\_line. ---
**Author:** ![adg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/adg/32/45618_2.png) [@adg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/adg)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 12:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-output-plugin-add-some-additional-field-in-output-file/130965/5 "2018-05-08T12:07:07Z")
sorry my bad i wrote wrong but it is not give me solution i want my input is 2018-04-17T18:40:17+0530,ip-10-0-1-14,root,loyal,quotes.txt,Delhi 2018-04-17T18:40:17+0530,ip-10-0-1-14,root,honest,quotes.txt,Delhi 06 2018-04-17T18:40:17+0530,ip-10-0-1-14,root,satisfied,quotes.txt,Delhi 53 2018-04-17T18:40:17+0530,ip-10-0-1-14,root,confident,quotes.txt,Mumbai 02 2018-04-17T18:40:17+0530,ip-10-0-1-14,root,success,quotes.txt,Mumbai my output is like this **2018-04-17T18:41:09.227Z ip-10-0-1-14** 2018-04-17T18:40:17+0530,ip-10-0-1-14,root,loyal,quotes.txt,Delhi **2018-04-17T18:41:09.227Z ip-10-0-1-14** 2018-04-17T18:40:17+0530,ip-10-0-1-14,root,honest,quotes.txt,Delhi 06 **2018-04-17T18:41:09.227Z ip-10-0-1-14** 2018-04-17T18:40:17+0530,ip-10-0-1-14,root,satisfied,quotes.txt,Delhi 53 **2018-04-17T18:41:09.227Z ip-10-0-1-14** 2018-04-17T18:40:17+0530,ip-10-0-1-14,root,confident,quotes.txt,Mumbai 02 **2018-04-17T18:41:09.227Z ip-10-0-1-14** 2018-04-17T18:40:17+0530,ip-10-0-1-14,root,success,quotes.txt,Mumbai i got these two field extra which i mention in bold character > file{ path =\> "/var/log/filename" > codec =\> line > } from this and json\_lines is not give me that ---
**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-output-plugin-add-some-additional-field-in-output-file/130965/6 "2018-05-08T12:11:42Z")
Okay, rereading your original post I see what you mean. Use the line codec but configure the message format: ```nohighlight codec => line { format => "%{message}" } ``` ---
**Author:** ![adg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/adg/32/45618_2.png) [@adg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/adg)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-output-plugin-add-some-additional-field-in-output-file/130965/7 "2018-05-08T12:13:19Z")
Thanks its working Thanks a lot ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/file-output-plugin-add-some-additional-field-in-output-file/130965/8 "2018-06-05T12:13:21Z")
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