# Multiline conf file to parse log file to elasticsearch

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-conf-file-to-parse-log-file-to-elasticsearch/1153
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [May 22, 2015, 7:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-conf-file-to-parse-log-file-to-elasticsearch/1153 "2015-05-22T07:37:39Z")
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### Author: ![michaellizhou](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michaellizhou/32/4143_2.png) [@michaellizhou](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/michaellizhou)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-conf-file-to-parse-log-file-to-elasticsearch/1153/5 "2015-06-19T13:39:26Z")

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@magnusbaeck you mentioned empty lines between entries what type of pattern would that be? When I look at my message of an empty line its just "" basically nothing. They are just sprinkled all over my log files. Thanks.

Mike

EDIT: actually figured it out not sure how efficient it is but you can set up another filter that can remove the empty spaces!

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