# Zero size file going into input directory

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zero-size-file-going-into-input-directory/183206>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [May 29, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zero-size-file-going-into-input-directory/183206 "2019-05-29T02:48:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ram\_Sharan\_Mittal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ram_sharan_mittal/32/47018_2.png) [@Ram\_Sharan\_Mittal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ram_Sharan_Mittal)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zero-size-file-going-into-input-directory/183206/1 "2019-05-29T02:48:16Z")

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in our system getting zero size message by input plugin to output plugin, how to handle this?

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**Author:** ![Ram\_Sharan\_Mittal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ram_sharan_mittal/32/47018_2.png) [@Ram\_Sharan\_Mittal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ram_Sharan_Mittal)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 5:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zero-size-file-going-into-input-directory/183206/2 "2019-06-18T05:46:55Z")

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sorry it was as per design in our as per design custom output plugin

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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:** [July 16, 2019, 5:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zero-size-file-going-into-input-directory/183206/3 "2019-07-16T05:49:38Z")

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