# Parsing data from multiple lines

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-data-from-multiple-lines/160514>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [December 12, 2018, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-data-from-multiple-lines/160514 "2018-12-12T10:07:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![shivabharat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@shivabharat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shivabharat)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-data-from-multiple-lines/160514/1 "2018-12-12T10:07:38Z")

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Hi All,

I have a log file which has a big chunk of log like below. Using the GREEDYDATA pattern I am able to parse only till

> 00000000-00000000 6260 0C100005 CnHttpRequest.cpp:5268 Sending Header

I am looking to grab the entire text till the end. I am not sure how this can be accomplished. Appreciate any help on this.

- 2016-09-26T19:52:38.595 Trc 60022 INFO 00000000-00000000 6260 0C100005 CnHttpRequest.cpp:5268 Sending Header
- [GET /Postpaid/network\_sms.asp HTTP/1.1
- User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; Telera \_ND\_C 8.1.410.36)
- Accept: _/_
- Host: localhost
- Cookie: $Version=0; ASPSESSIONIDSARBBASQ=EBBAMFHACKOPKKKCCINLLHEG; $Path=/
- X-GEN-Session-ID: 380EA899-F926-4A6A-F2A6-C81983EB358D
- ]

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**Author:** ![Eniqmatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@Eniqmatic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eniqmatic)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-data-from-multiple-lines/160514/2 "2018-12-12T10:11:51Z")

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So are you looking to capture multiple lines into one event?

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**Author:** ![shivabharat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@shivabharat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shivabharat)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 10:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-data-from-multiple-lines/160514/3 "2018-12-12T10:19:15Z")

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Yes, I want to capture data under single event.

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**Author:** ![Eniqmatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea5d25/32.png) [@Eniqmatic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Eniqmatic)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-data-from-multiple-lines/160514/4 "2018-12-12T10:24:01Z")

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Use the multiline codec:

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/6.5/plugins-codecs-multiline.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/6.5/plugins-codecs-multiline.html)

You will need a clear end indicator

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**Author:** ![shivabharat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@shivabharat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shivabharat)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 12:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-data-from-multiple-lines/160514/5 "2018-12-12T12:01:27Z")

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Great that helped a lot. Another quick question can we have multiple pattern to determine multi line?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/parsing-data-from-multiple-lines/160514/6 "2019-01-09T12:01:28Z")

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