# Installing Plugin

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-plugin/152513>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 15, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-plugin/152513 "2018-10-15T14:41:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Vahid\_Mouasvi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vahid_mouasvi/32/45741_2.png) [@Vahid\_Mouasvi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vahid_Mouasvi)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-plugin/152513/1 "2018-10-15T14:41:18Z")

</div>

Hi ! I have a problem with installing my own costume plugin!  
I've entered the command:  
`.\elasticsearch-plugin install --batch file:\\\address-to-my-plugin-zip-file`

and I've got below error:  
A tool for managing installed elasticsearch plugins

```
Commands
--------
list - Lists installed elasticsearch plugins
install - Install a plugin
remove - removes a plugin from Elasticsearch

Non-option arguments:
command

Option Description
------ -----------
-h, --help show help
-s, --silent show minimal output
-v, --verbose show verbose output
**ERROR: Found multiple arguments for option [arguments], but you asked for only one**

```

what's the problem?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Vahid\_Mouasvi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vahid_mouasvi/32/45741_2.png) [@Vahid\_Mouasvi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vahid_Mouasvi)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-plugin/152513/2 "2018-10-15T14:44:03Z")

</div>

Hi @elastic !  
Can anyone help?  
Best Regards!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**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:** [October 15, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-plugin/152513/3 "2018-10-15T19:23:59Z")

</div>

Please post the entire command and error, including the shell/command prompt.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Vahid\_Mouasvi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vahid_mouasvi/32/45741_2.png) [@Vahid\_Mouasvi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vahid_Mouasvi)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-plugin/152513/4 "2018-10-16T11:14:49Z")

</div>

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/6/7/678b136c05ca4c20e1df639de7556f403db34966.png)

here is full shell command I've entered

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-plugin/152513/6 "2018-10-16T11:38:49Z")

</div>

The problem is the space character within your path to your plugin. It makes the program think that it's another argument.

Don't use spaces in path or use the other name that Windows supports (something like `XYZ~1` IIRC).

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![apple-fan-pl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/apple-fan-pl/32/46398_2.png) [@apple-fan-pl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/apple-fan-pl)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-plugin/152513/7 "2018-10-16T11:58:49Z")

</div>

Its not only Windows-related. I observed same behaviour on macOS (Mojave = 10.14). Also no spaces.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-plugin/152513/8 "2018-10-16T12:43:39Z")

</div>

@apple-fan-pl Could you share details about that? Like the full command you are sending and the full response?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 12:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installing-plugin/152513/9 "2018-11-13T12:55:38Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 28 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.