# Multiple inputs

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-inputs/143102>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [August 6, 2018, 7:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-inputs/143102 "2018-08-06T07:16:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Raghuveer\_SJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Raghuveer\_SJ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Raghuveer_SJ)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2018, 7:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-inputs/143102/1 "2018-08-06T07:16:54Z")

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I am testing filebeat to see if it can read multiple files based on `log_type` i can make decision as to which index the logs have to go in elasticsearch from logstash.

```
filebeat.prospectors:

- input_type: log
  enabled: true
  paths:
    - C:\data\log\eis.log
  fields: {log_type: eis}

- input_type: log
  enabled: true
  paths:
    - C:\data\log\sa.log
  fields: {log_type: sa}
  
  multiline.match: after
  multiline.pattern: '^[[:space:]]+(at|\.{3})\b|^Caused by:'
  multiline.negate: false
  multiline.match: after

output.file:
  path: "c:/var"
  filename: "filebeat.log"

```

The above configuration is reading only 1 file.

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**Author:** ![Debashis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/debashis/32/45290_2.png) [@Debashis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Debashis)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 6:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-inputs/143102/2 "2018-08-08T06:35:12Z")

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Hi @Raghuveer_SJ,

Your configuration for multiple input files is looking good. It will read multiple files. Kindly verify the log files you have mentioned are present in it's path or not.

Remarks: If you are configuring multiline then, remove duplicate line "multiline.match".

My sample configuration file is as follows:

![filebeat](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/d/c/dc31d80a1468aa260fb797f1b291447a56354129.JPG)

Console Log:

 ![ConsoleLog](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/1/11c60a1ded6156fd89142ff07726dcf5a90c4ee6.JPG)

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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:** [September 5, 2018, 6:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-inputs/143102/3 "2018-09-05T06:35:12Z")

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