# Logstash will continue unprocessed line from CSV file

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-will-continue-unprocessed-line-from-csv-file/125594>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 26, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-will-continue-unprocessed-line-from-csv-file/125594 "2018-03-26T12:02:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Karthik\_Saravanan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/karthik_saravanan/32/28858_2.png) [@Karthik\_Saravanan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karthik_Saravanan)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-will-continue-unprocessed-line-from-csv-file/125594/1 "2018-03-26T12:02:00Z")

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I have doubt on logstash, while importing CSV files,

**Step 1:** importing 10 CSV files(pr\_\*)  
Ex:

```
input {																								
   file {
	path => "D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_*.csv"
	start_position => "beginning"
	sincedb_path => "D:/www/logstash-6.2.3/data/plugins/inputs/file/.sincedb_*"
  }
}

```

\*\*At the first time importing data, can set start\_position ' **end**'?

**Step 2:** If I suddenly stop my logstash after some amount of data imported, then start\_position change to ' **end**'  
Ex:

```
  input {																								
   file {
	path => "D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_*.csv"
	start_position => "end"
	sincedb_path => "D:/www/logstash-6.2.3/data/plugins/inputs/file/.sincedb_*"
  }
}

```

- In 10 CSV file have 100 k records,
- First time imported 15 k records
- Now, have to import the unprocessed line from 15001 record (same 10 CSV files)

I got error:

```
_globbed_files: D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_*.csv: glob is: ["D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_1_AK.csv", "D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_1_DE.csv"]
_discover_file: D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_*.csv: new: D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_1_AK.csv (exclude is [])
_discover_file: D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_*.csv: new: D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_1_DE.csv (exclude is [])
_open_file: D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_1_AK.csv: opening
D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_1_AK.csv: initial create, no sincedb, seeking to end 28263215
_open_file: D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_1_DE.csv: opening
D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_1_DE.csv: initial create, no sincedb, seeking to end 105196756
each: file grew: D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_1_AK.csv: old size 0, new size 28263215
each: file grew: D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_1_DE.csv: old size 0, new size 105196756
each: file grew: D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_1_AK.csv: old size 0, new size 28263215
each: file grew: D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_1_DE.csv: old size 0, new size 105196756
each: file grew: D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_1_AK.csv: old size 0, new size 28263215
each: file grew: D:/ELK-Sample-CSV/pr/pr_1_DE.csv: old size 0, new size 105196756c
```

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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:** [April 23, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-will-continue-unprocessed-line-from-csv-file/125594/2 "2018-04-23T12:02:16Z")

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