# Retrive data from keyboard in logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrive-data-from-keyboard-in-logstash/179205>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 1, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrive-data-from-keyboard-in-logstash/179205 "2019-05-01T13:34:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![kumar4](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kumar4/32/48326_2.png) [@kumar4](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kumar4)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrive-data-from-keyboard-in-logstash/179205/1 "2019-05-01T13:34:26Z")

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hi my friends, i am in ubuntu i have installed elasticsearch, logstash and kibana; and now i want to retrieve data not from log but from keyboard (sdin) and display the retrived text in kibana, can you give help about how to do that (wich commande to use and whati is the config file of logstash)  
thank you

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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:** [May 29, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/retrive-data-from-keyboard-in-logstash/179205/2 "2019-05-29T13:34:26Z")

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