# Repeatedly read log file which shows current system status in one line

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/repeatedly-read-log-file-which-shows-current-system-status-in-one-line/172993>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [March 19, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/repeatedly-read-log-file-which-shows-current-system-status-in-one-line/172993 "2019-03-19T14:23:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![BKG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bkg/32/43591_2.png) [@BKG](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BKG)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/repeatedly-read-log-file-which-shows-current-system-status-in-one-line/172993/1 "2019-03-19T14:23:12Z")

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We have a status.json file which shows the current "status" of our application which is updated every 5s. I would prefer not to log repeated outputs, but instead have filebeat re-read the file somehow. Is this possible?

Thanks

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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 16, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/repeatedly-read-log-file-which-shows-current-system-status-in-one-line/172993/2 "2019-04-16T14:34:56Z")

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