# GROK directives in one line

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/grok-directives-in-one-line/104887>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 23, 2017, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/grok-directives-in-one-line/104887 "2017-10-23T10:41:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![erikkn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e95f7d/32.png) [@erikkn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikkn)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 10:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/grok-directives-in-one-line/104887/1 "2017-10-23T10:41:42Z")

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Hey guys 🙂

I am using the GROK plugin to parse through my log file and to extract some useful information. Currently I am using the following config:

```
  grok {
match => {"message" => "pullrequest=%{INT:pullrequest}$"}
  }
  grok {
match => {"message" => "jenkins_jobid=%{INT:jenkins_jobid}$"}
  }
  grok {
match => {"message" => "build_start=%{TIME:build_start}$"}
  }

```

Question: Is there a way to merge all these separate directives into one?

Thanks!

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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:** [October 23, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/grok-directives-in-one-line/104887/2 "2017-10-23T13:38:46Z")

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What does a complete message look like? And are you sure you shouldn't be using a kv filter instead?

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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:** [November 20, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/grok-directives-in-one-line/104887/3 "2017-11-20T13:39:19Z")

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