# Each log line is split into a different document in Elastic

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/each-log-line-is-split-into-a-different-document-in-elastic/338144
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [July 11, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/each-log-line-is-split-into-a-different-document-in-elastic/338144 "2023-07-11T17:07:29Z")
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### Author: ![Rios](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rios/32/95745_2.png) [@Rios](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rios)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/each-log-line-is-split-into-a-different-document-in-elastic/338144/4 "2023-07-12T05:37:53Z")

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A simplified version ML coded of [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-codec-message-mismatch-between-es-and-ruby-plugin-logger/170194):

```auto
input {
  file {
    path => "/path/file.log"
    sincedb_path => "/dev/null"
    start_position => "beginning"
      codec => multiline {
      pattern => "^<pattern>" # how LS will recognize what is the first line
      negate => "true"
      what => "previous"
    }
}

```

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