# Reading from files to a directory to which files are being added continuously

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-from-files-to-a-directory-to-which-files-are-being-added-continuously/56949>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 2, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-from-files-to-a-directory-to-which-files-are-being-added-continuously/56949 "2016-08-02T04:59:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 10:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-from-files-to-a-directory-to-which-files-are-being-added-continuously/56949/2 "2016-08-02T10:38:55Z")

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Please don't create multiple threads on the same question - [Regarding reading files from a directory to which new files are being added continuously after processing all of previous files](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/regarding-reading-files-from-a-directory-to-which-new-files-are-being-added-continuously-after-processing-all-of-previous-files/56861)

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