# Logstash Grok New Line Syntax

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-grok-new-line-syntax/192148>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 25, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-grok-new-line-syntax/192148 "2019-07-25T01:00:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-grok-new-line-syntax/192148/2 "2019-07-25T12:37:59Z")

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Use a literal newline in the configuration to match a multiline pattern, like [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dissector-mapping-pattern-not-found/186509/2).

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