From cf3d93512b6e62fb3bc4751786513f7bf12c93c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Moeller <electronjoe@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:38:54 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update problem-matchers.md (#735)

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 docs/problem-matchers.md | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/problem-matchers.md b/docs/problem-matchers.md
index e5ee0abe..01caaf5b 100644
--- a/docs/problem-matchers.md
+++ b/docs/problem-matchers.md
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ The eslint-stylish problem matcher defined below catches that output, and create
 The first pattern matches the `test.js` line and records the file information. This line is not decorated in the UI.
 The second pattern loops through the remaining lines with `loop: true` until it fails to find a match, and surfaces these lines prominently in the UI.
 
+Note that the pattern matches must be on consecutive lines. The following would not result in any match findings.
+
+```
+test.js
+  extraneous log line of no interest
+  1:0   error  Missing "use strict" statement                 strict
+  5:10  error  'addOne' is defined but never used             no-unused-vars
+✖ 2 problems (2 errors, 0 warnings)
+```
+
 ## Adding and Removing Problem Matchers
 
 Problem Matchers are enabled and removed via the toolkit [commands](commands.md#problem-matchers).