# Multiple Multline pattern option **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [October 24, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-multline-pattern-option/153783 "2018-10-24T11:23:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![osamaikhlas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4bbf92/32.png) [@osamaikhlas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/osamaikhlas)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 11:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-multline-pattern-option/153783/1 "2018-10-24T11:23:06Z")
> I have two types of logs one start with (Waiting for message) and other start from (Message Length Received) so how to use multiline pattern with (OR) function > with below try i'm not getting any result multiline.pattern: "^._Waiting For A Message._|^._Message Length Recieved MLI._" multiline.negate: true multiline.match: before ---
**Author:** ![pierhugues](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pierhugues/32/48383_2.png) [@pierhugues](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pierhugues)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-multline-pattern-option/153783/2 "2018-10-25T14:09:57Z")
@osamaikhlas the pattern is a unique regular expression, so you have to change it a little to be something like this. ```auto "^. *(Waiting For A Message|Message Length Recieved MLI).*" ``` **NOTES** There is a typo in `Recieved`, I am not sure if its intended or not. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/multiple-multline-pattern-option/153783/3 "2018-11-22T14:09:58Z")
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