# Reading from multiple files using wildcard

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-from-multiple-files-using-wildcard/98439>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 26, 2017, 6:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-from-multiple-files-using-wildcard/98439 "2017-08-26T06:57:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![daaakeee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@daaakeee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/daaakeee)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2017, 6:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-from-multiple-files-using-wildcard/98439/1 "2017-08-26T06:57:59Z")

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Hi! I want to read from multiple log files using file input plugin

For ex,

> input {  
> file {  
> path =\> ["/var/log/search.log\*"]  
> type =\> "red\_searchlog"  
> sincedb\_path =\> "/dev/null"  
> start\_position =\> "beginning"  
> }  
> }

my log files are: `search.log, search.log.1, search.log.2, search.log.3 and so on`  
Can I use wildcard in this case?

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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:** [August 28, 2017, 7:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-from-multiple-files-using-wildcard/98439/2 "2017-08-28T07:49:04Z")

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Yes.

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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 25, 2017, 7:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/reading-from-multiple-files-using-wildcard/98439/3 "2017-09-25T07:49:49Z")

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