# Logstash/beats keeps track files shipped

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-beats-keeps-track-files-shipped/206707>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 6, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-beats-keeps-track-files-shipped/206707 "2019-11-06T02:42:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![taos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/taos/32/57225_2.png) [@taos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/taos)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-beats-keeps-track-files-shipped/206707/1 "2019-11-06T02:42:58Z")

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Hi all,

I have data/text files in directory generated by date -- path date, e.g 20191011.  
Q. Doese any way or plugins in that Logstash, beats keeps track files shipped to ELK in order to ignore them?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![taos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/taos/32/57225_2.png) [@taos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/taos)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-beats-keeps-track-files-shipped/206707/2 "2019-11-07T07:47:45Z")

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simple /closed

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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:** [December 5, 2019, 7:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-beats-keeps-track-files-shipped/206707/3 "2019-12-05T07:47:52Z")

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