# cannot open multiple files via command line

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-open-multiple-files-via-command-line/14614
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [May 13, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-open-multiple-files-via-command-line/14614 "2024-05-13T12:53:46Z")
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### Author: ![NorbertHofbauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@NorbertHofbauer](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/NorbertHofbauer)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-open-multiple-files-via-command-line/14614/1 "2024-05-13T12:53:46Z")

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Hi everyone,  
i am currently experiencing an issue with opening multiple files per command line.

when i want to open paraview with the syntax

`./paraview -data /home/user/coreform/first_run/first_run...vtpc`

i get the error

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/2/2739e1fa30923f3084494ea8bcff0bdd1cf138c8.png)

Doing the same with ParaView-5.11.1-MPI-Linux-Python3.9-x86\_64 works like a charm.

 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d16420f526864b5265725e2e8d1f303540d077ec.png)

Did something change in the command line syntax with version 5.12.0?

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-open-multiple-files-via-command-line/14614/2 "2024-05-14T14:05:59Z")

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Indeed, I confirm this regression between 5.11.2 and 5.12.0

please open an issue [https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues)

FYI @cory.quammen