# Logstash multiline help

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-multiline-help/42852
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [February 26, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-multiline-help/42852 "2016-02-26T13:30:37Z")
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### Author: ![Justin\_V](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@Justin\_V](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Justin_V)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-multiline-help/42852/2 "2016-02-26T14:28:59Z")

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You might have the same problem that I have : Combining the lines will not produce what you expect.  
[My post.](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/recover-only-a-part-of-a-log-with-multiline-codec/42824)  
I posted the question today, but I'm still trying to figure it by myself or waiting for a miracle 🙂  
By the way, you will easily find what you need to determine the pattern for the multiline codec on that page :  
[Github-grok patterns](https://github.com/elastic/logstash/blob/v1.4.2/patterns/grok-patterns)

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