# Pipeline to ingest data from multiple files in a folder - not responsive

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pipeline-to-ingest-data-from-multiple-files-in-a-folder-not-responsive/124167>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [March 15, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pipeline-to-ingest-data-from-multiple-files-in-a-folder-not-responsive/124167 "2018-03-15T19:43:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![jason\_smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@jason\_smith](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jason_smith)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pipeline-to-ingest-data-from-multiple-files-in-a-folder-not-responsive/124167/1 "2018-03-15T19:43:15Z")

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I am trying to ingest multiple files in a folder into Elasticsearch. I am using ELK 6.0 version on windows 8 OS.

logstash -f ingestcars.config command is non-responsive. The log says "pipeline is running".

If I try to load single file it works fine. Is "\*" not the correct way to indicate all files in a folder?

```
   input {
	      file{
		    path=>"C:\Downloads\ELK Stack\logstash-6.2.2\data\LoadMultipleFiles\*"
    		start_position=>"beginning"
    		sincedb_path=>""
	     }
   }
    filter{
	csv{
		separator=>","
		columns=>["maker","model","mileage","manufacture_year","engine_displacement","engine_power","body_type","color_slug	stk_year","transmission","door_count","seat_count","fuel_type","date_created","date_last_seen","price_eur"]
	}
	mutate{convert=>["mileage","integer"]}
	mutate{convert=>["price_eur","float"]}
	mutate{convert=>["engine_power","integer"]}
	mutate{convert=>["door_counte","integer"]}
	mutate{convert=>["seat_count","integer"]}
	
}
output{
	elasticsearch{
		hosts=> "localhost:9200"
		index=>"cars"
		document_type=>"sold_cars"
	}
	stdout{}
}
```

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pipeline-to-ingest-data-from-multiple-files-in-a-folder-not-responsive/124167/2 "2018-03-16T07:06:10Z")

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> If I try to load single file it works fine. Is "\*" not the correct way to indicate all files in a folder?

It is, but I think you need to use forward slashes instead of backslashes in the path.

> ```
> sincedb_path=>""
> 
> ```

What's this supposed to mean?

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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 13, 2018, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pipeline-to-ingest-data-from-multiple-files-in-a-folder-not-responsive/124167/3 "2018-04-13T07:06:42Z")

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