# Unable to split message received on TCP port into individual records

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-split-message-received-on-tcp-port-into-individual-records/218836
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [February 11, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-split-message-received-on-tcp-port-into-individual-records/218836 "2020-02-11T17:36:04Z")
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### Author: ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-split-message-received-on-tcp-port-into-individual-records/218836/2 "2020-02-11T21:10:32Z")

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A tcp input creates one event for each line of text. If your messages do not contain a newline it will not flush them until it is stopped.

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