# Can we combine 2 codec in input plugin like multiline with gzip\_lines?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-combine-2-codec-in-input-plugin-like-multiline-with-gzip-lines/92706>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 11, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-combine-2-codec-in-input-plugin-like-multiline-with-gzip-lines/92706 "2017-07-11T18:50:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![g\_dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@g\_dev](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/g_dev)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-combine-2-codec-in-input-plugin-like-multiline-with-gzip-lines/92706/1 "2017-07-11T18:50:30Z")

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I want to extraxt a .zip files using gzip\_lines and then want to parse files inside using multiline codec.  
So can we combine 2 codec in input plugin like multiline with gzip\_lines?

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-combine-2-codec-in-input-plugin-like-multiline-with-gzip-lines/92706/2 "2017-07-12T12:35:14Z")

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No, sorry.

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**Author:** ![g\_dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@g\_dev](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/g_dev)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-combine-2-codec-in-input-plugin-like-multiline-with-gzip-lines/92706/3 "2017-07-13T17:09:36Z")

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Thanks, Magnus Baeck, for the reply. Is there a way to achieve this?  
let say via using 2 input plugin, one to extract the file at some location and second to get files from that path.  
I'm just thinking out loud.

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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:** [August 10, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-combine-2-codec-in-input-plugin-like-multiline-with-gzip-lines/92706/4 "2017-08-10T17:09:41Z")

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Closed on August 10, 2017, 5:09pm UTC

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