# Logstash doesn't reads JSON file on Windows

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-doesnt-reads-json-file-on-windows/341156>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 19, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-doesnt-reads-json-file-on-windows/341156 "2023-08-19T16:00:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![VSKMurali](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vskmurali/32/124752_2.png) [@VSKMurali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/VSKMurali)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-doesnt-reads-json-file-on-windows/341156/9 "2023-08-19T22:02:03Z")

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I have taken the curl expression from

> [@Logstash when started using nohup, it is logging too much resulting in huge size](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-when-started-using-nohup-it-is-logging-too-much-resulting-in-huge-size/276560):
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> we are running logstash and its output has file and elasticsearch for every opening and closing the file plugin is logging in... resulting the nohup.out file being very huge... How do i avoid so much of logging, or is there a way better way to handle this?

How can I prevent "}", is it causing files not reading issue?

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