# Unknow Plugin Error When Install Plugin

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknow-plugin-error-when-install-plugin/225359
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 27, 2020, 8:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknow-plugin-error-when-install-plugin/225359 "2020-03-27T08:15:35Z")
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### Author: ![111306](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/111306/32/65170_2.png) [@111306](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/111306)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2020, 8:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknow-plugin-error-when-install-plugin/225359/1 "2020-03-27T08:15:35Z")

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**Elasticsearch version** ( `bin/elasticsearch --version` ):7.6.1

**Plugins installed** : none

**JVM version** ( `java -version` ):1.8.0\_242

**OS version** ( `uname -a` if on a Unix-like system): Debian 9

I tried installing [ik](https://github.com/medcl/elasticsearch-analysis-ik) using elasticsearch-plugin. I used the command `/ usr / share / elasticsearch / bin / elasticsearch-plugin install. / Elasticsearch-analysis-ik-7.6.1.zip` but got the result ` ERROR: Unknown plugin ./elasticsearch-analysis-ik-7.6.1 .zip` . I had to try to decompress and install the plugin, and the plugin worked normally. I don't know what went wrong, I hope you guys have a look.

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### Author: ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2020, 8:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknow-plugin-error-when-install-plugin/225359/2 "2020-03-27T08:51:16Z")

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Could you format your post in a way we can see exactly what you typed?

But here's the documentation [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/plugin-management-custom-url.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/plugin-management-custom-url.html). You are missing the `file:`

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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 24, 2020, 8:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknow-plugin-error-when-install-plugin/225359/3 "2020-04-24T08:58:10Z")

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