# Problem while use multiline in logstash 5.3.1

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-while-use-multiline-in-logstash-5-3-1/83866>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [April 27, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-while-use-multiline-in-logstash-5-3-1/83866 "2017-04-27T12:53:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![manopmk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@manopmk](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/manopmk)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-while-use-multiline-in-logstash-5-3-1/83866/1 "2017-04-27T12:53:08Z")

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Hi Buddy

im using logstash 5.3.1

my conf is

input {  
file {  
path =\> "C:/pratik/Digital/softwares/logs/search.log"  
start\_position =\> "beginning"  
codec =\> multiline {  
# Grok pattern names are valid!  
pattern =\> "^%{TIMESTAMP\_ISO8601} "  
negate =\> true  
what =\> previous  
}  
}  
}  
output {  
elasticsearch {  
hosts =\> "localhost:9200"  
}  
stdout { codec =\> rubydebug }  
}

i loaded conf  
logstash -f file-combine.conf

cmd prmpt showing like this

18:18:21.403 [[main]-pipeline-manager] INFO logstash.pipeline - Pipeline main started  
18:18:21.591 [Api Webserver] INFO logstash.agent - Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600}

json not generated .log not loaded into elastic search can any one help me.

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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:** [May 25, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-while-use-multiline-in-logstash-5-3-1/83866/2 "2017-05-25T13:00:35Z")

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Closed on May 25, 2017, 1:00pm UTC

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