# Multiline config

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-config/373203>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 14, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-config/373203 "2025-01-14T20:48:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![stecino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@stecino](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stecino)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiline-config/373203/1 "2025-01-14T20:48:28Z")

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Trying to identify log events that start either with

\<\<\< or \>\>\> or [

Would this be correct?

multiline.pattern: '^(\<\<\<\<|\>\>\>\>|])'