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This setting may be a valid {ref}/api-conventions.html#api-date-math-index-names[Elasticsearch date math string].
A date math name takes the following form:
[source,sh]
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<static_name{date_math_expr{date_format|time_zone}}>
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[width="50%", cols="<m,"]
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|static_name| is the static text part of the name
|date_math_expr| is a dynamic date math expression that computes the date dynamically
|date_format|is the optional format in which the computed date should be rendered. Defaults to `yyyy.MM.dd`.
|time_zone|is the optional time zone . Defaults to `utc`.
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The following example shows different forms of date math names and the final form they resolve to given the current time is 22rd March 2024 noon utc.
[width="50%", cols="<m,m", options="header"]
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|Expression| Resolves to
|<logstash-{now/d}>| logstash-2024.03.22
|<logstash-{now/M}>| logstash-2024.03.01
|<logstash-{now/M{yyyy.MM}}>| logstash-2024.03
|<logstash-{now/M-1M{yyyy.MM}}>| logstash-2024.02
|<logstash-{now/d{yyyy.MM.dd\|+12:00}}> | logstash-2024.03.23
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