# Which is write option to configure filebeat settings

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-is-write-option-to-configure-filebeat-settings/100387
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** filebeat
**Created:** [September 13, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-is-write-option-to-configure-filebeat-settings/100387 "2017-09-13T16:29:14Z")
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### Author: ![shaileshmali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@shaileshmali](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shaileshmali)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-is-write-option-to-configure-filebeat-settings/100387/1 "2017-09-13T16:29:14Z")

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filebeat.prospectors:

- input\_type: log

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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: [September 13, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-is-write-option-to-configure-filebeat-settings/100387/2 "2017-09-13T20:48:32Z")

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Are you having issues with this configuration?

Also, please use the `</>` button to correctly format the yaml, otherwise it is impossible to read correctly.

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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: [October 11, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-is-write-option-to-configure-filebeat-settings/100387/3 "2017-10-11T20:48:34Z")

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