# Mutiple - files in tmp

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mutiple-files-in-tmp/290358>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** beats-development\
**Created:** [November 28, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mutiple-files-in-tmp/290358 "2021-11-28T11:33:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![msalem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/msalem/32/97700_2.png) [@msalem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/msalem)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mutiple-files-in-tmp/290358/1 "2021-11-28T11:33:59Z")

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Hello support,  
I have a folder with mutiple files generated there.

-folder1  
---- tmp1  
---- tmp2  
---- etc.  
each file like tmp1, will have mutiple lines.

how do Load each file as a message instead of reading each line as an entry in filebeat ?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![legoguy1000](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/legoguy1000/32/54301_2.png) [@legoguy1000](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/legoguy1000)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mutiple-files-in-tmp/290358/2 "2021-11-28T23:03:32Z")

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If there is a pattern, you can use multiline settings, [Manage multiline messages | Filebeat Reference [7.15] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/multiline-examples.html)

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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 27, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/mutiple-files-in-tmp/290358/3 "2021-12-27T01:04:25Z")

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