# Input file plugin

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/input-file-plugin/273109>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 16, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/input-file-plugin/273109 "2021-05-16T12:14:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![hsalim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c67d28/32.png) [@hsalim](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hsalim)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/input-file-plugin/273109/1 "2021-05-16T12:14:16Z")

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**Question 1** : Has anyone seen following message with input File plugin?

```auto
[2021-05-15T23:26:23,609][DEBUG][logstash.javapipeline] Shutdown waiting for worker thread {:pipeline_id=>"rawdiameter1200", :thread=>"#<Thread:0x4bb3a32e@/usr/share/logstash/logstash-core/lib/logsta
sh/java_pipeline.rb:274 dead>"}

```

**Question 2:**  
with reference to File input plugin, does it only run if there are files in the source directory? and when files appear it starts, ingests, and shuts down?

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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:** [June 13, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/input-file-plugin/273109/2 "2021-06-13T12:14:38Z")

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