# Logstash filter plugin for command line output

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-filter-plugin-for-command-line-output/246318>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 25, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-filter-plugin-for-command-line-output/246318 "2020-08-25T15:51:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@Arati](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Arati)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-filter-plugin-for-command-line-output/246318/1 "2020-08-25T15:51:01Z")

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Hello everyone,

I am new to logstash need help.  
I want to send commandline output from multiple system to elasticsearch via logstash. which filter plugin suits for this? Below is the sample command line output from 2 systems. Tried grok filter, but grok function works on single input line.

Below is my sample input file containing 2 system command line output:

* * *

## Bcd-n123z01-BB123a-ABC001122334455 11.222.333.444

Cluster cluster-1  
operational-status: ok  
transitioning-indications:  
transitioning-progress:  
health-state: ok  
health-indications:  
local-com: ok

Cluster cluster-2  
operational-status: ok  
transitioning-indications:  
transitioning-progress:  
health-state: ok  
health-indications:  
local-com: ok

## wan-com: ok

## Xyz-h123z01-NM987b-XYZ009988776655 11.22.333.55

Cluster cluster-1  
operational-status: ok  
transitioning-indications:  
transitioning-progress:  
health-state: ok  
health-indications:  
local-com: ok

Cluster cluster-2  
operational-status: ok  
transitioning-indications:  
transitioning-progress:  
health-state: ok  
health-indications:  
local-com: ok

wan-com: ok

In above example input, I want output as

system name: "Bcd-b123z01-VP123a-ABC001122334455"  
IP: "11.222.333.444"  
cluster-1.operational-status: ok  
cluster-1.transitioning-indications:  
cluster-1.transitioning-progress:  
cluster-1.health-state: ok  
cluster-1.health-indications:  
cluster-1.local-com: ok  
cluster-2.operational-status: ok  
cluster-2.transitioning-indications:  
cluster-2.transitioning-progress:  
cluster-2.health-state: ok  
cluster-2.health-indications:  
cluster-2.local-com: ok  
system name: "Xyz-h123z01-NM987b-XYZ009988776655"  
IP: "11.22.333.55"  
cluster-1.operational-status: ok  
cluster-1.transitioning-indications:  
cluster-1.transitioning-progress:  
cluster-1.health-state: ok  
cluster-1.health-indications:  
cluster-1.local-com: ok  
cluster-2.operational-status: ok  
cluster-2.transitioning-indications:  
cluster-2.transitioning-progress:  
cluster-2.health-state: ok  
cluster-2.health-indications:  
cluster-2.local-com: ok

Thank you in advance 🙂

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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:** [September 22, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-filter-plugin-for-command-line-output/246318/2 "2020-09-22T15:51:04Z")

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