Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.
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Notepad++'s pesky EOL Format switching — how to remove the invisible (default?) keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+M, Ctrl+J
Notepad++ lets the user specify whether the end of lines (EOL) format for a file should be entirely in Windows, Unix, or Mac formats. Notepad++ also remembers the EOL format type encountered in the ...
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Find Search Replace from landmark to landmark - including everything in between
I have the following string
>gi|374638939|gb|AEZ55452.1| myosin light chain 2, partial [Batrachoseps major]
AAMGR
Repeating sporadically throughout my document and want to remove everything from ...
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Notepad++ Explorer Plugin not showing all Partitions
My PC has 3 partitions C, U and A. I installed Explorer Plugin in Notepad++, it shows the two partitions properly.
But for some reason the third partition is not there. I have a lot of project files ...
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Export all regular expression matches in Textpad or Notepad++ as a list
In Textpad or Notepad++ is there an option to export all the matches for a regular expression find, as a single list?
In a big text file, I am searching for tags (words enclosed in % %), using ...
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Nested/multiple brace-matching in Notepad++
In Notepad++, is it possible to force all (or at least the 3 or 4 deepest) pairs of braces/brackets/parens/etc. that enclose the cursor to become highlighted? Preferably in different colors for each ...
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Select different parts of an line
I'm new to regexes and have a file that looks like this one:
|60|493,93|1,6500|
|60|95,72|1,6500|
|60|43,88|1,6500|
|60|972,46|1,6500|
I used the regex (\|60|.*)(1,65) and I was able to find all ...
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Notepad++ saving to a full hard drive
I do a lot of my web development in Notepad++ on a Windows XP machine. The development happens on a remote server (Windows 2003) used for a variety of jobs, so it often fills up.
When the hard ...
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How do I set Notepad++ as the default editor?
I want set Notepad++ as the default editor. I tried to set it by right-clicking on a file, then Open With. But I did not see Notepad++ in the resulting list (even after clicking on Choose Other ...
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How to replace '|' in Notepad++
I have too many records which ending as below :
en-US|||||
But i wanted them to be replace to new line let say
en-US
newline
Note text en and US are different in each records, the ...
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Having two way view in notepad++ of different logs
I am working on a application of which different logs are created and and these logs are getting updates parallely now I want open two logs sententiously that I can do in notepad++ in different tab ...
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Adding a new operator symbol to a custom language in Notepad++?
I'd like to create a custom operator for a custom language I'm highlighting in Notepad++. Has anyone done this in the past? A special character that often comes up in my language is the yen symbol ...
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Delete Lines that contains string NULL
I'm trying to remove all lines that contains NULL, using Notepad++ as follows:
Line:
NULL,123456789333333
regular expersion I tried:
Find: ^.*NULL.*$
replace with: (blank, nothing)
it ...
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Notepad++ XML Auto Indent + Tag Closing
I'm migrating a question I posted on stackoverflow to here as it may be more relevant.
Here is the question:
I'm looking for a way to code XML (mxml, specifically) in Notepad++ such that it follows ...
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Notepad++ find in files filter for files with no extension
I'm using Notepad++'s "Find in Files" functionality to find specific text in a large number of text files across a large number of directories and subdirectories. I understand how to specify file ...
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How to edit semi-plaintext file and maintaining character structure?
I am using a software (Groupmail from Infacta) that uses exact / absolute %PATHS% for saving some settings in specific semi-plaintext file. This is a really bad idea because you can't move to USER ...
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An explorer pane in Notepad++?
I'd like to have a Windows Explorer-style left pane in Notepad++. Is there an add-on or plugin that accomplishes this?
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Closing right/left tabs in Notepad++
How do you close all the tabs to the right/left of the current tab in Notepad++?
Is there a plugin or an autohotkey script that can achieve this?
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Notpad++ colorizing for a particular file extension?
For example how can I set Notpad++ to open .csl files as xml files?
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File switcher sidebar in Notepad++ 5.5
I would like to know how to get a vertical file switcher on the left side i.e. in the left sidebar in Notepad++ 5.5?
I would like to have something like this as shown from the gedit editor?
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Match (highlight) invalid Hungarian notation variables syntax
We follow our own defined coding standard (Hungarian notation) as per our checklist, using Notepad++:
Check that all variables are valid according to Hungarian notation identifier naming convention, ...
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Remove XML node in Notepad++
I have a large XML with the structure below. Now, I want to get rid of the <tuv xml:lang="en-GB"><seg>CONTENT</seg></tuv> nodes, so for each unit only the de-DE part stays ...
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Prevent inadvertent replacement in notepad++
Is there a way to make Notepad++ to ask for confirmation when replacing all instances of a string in a file or files?
This is to prevent inadvertent replacement.
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Search and replace using regular expressions
I want to edit the text:
appriskid = models.IntegerField(primary_key=True)
app_name = models.TextField()
identifier = models.CharField(max_length=150)
version = models.CharField(max_length=60, ...
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Sane control-tab behaviour in Notepad++
How can I make control-tab (and control-shift-tab) behave sensibly Notepad++? I would like these shortcuts to behave as they do in my web browser, ie. control-tab moves focus to the next tab to the ...
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Error code 2 when compiling a cpp file in notepad++
I'm using this code
cd "$(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)"
g++ $(FILE_NAME) -o $(FILE_NAME).exe
to run a cpp from notepad. What I had expected to run was g++ FILE_NAME.cpp -o FILE_NAME.exe
But g++ ...
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Creating special commands for Notepad++ using NppExec
Notepad++ has a convenient timestamp facility built-in with the choice of short or long formats, but both use the built-in date format of the computer they're on, showing either the month first (if ...
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Running python / ruby interactively from within Notepad++ (NppExec console)
I've been using the NppExec console in Notepad to run python and ruby scripts using python script_name.py or ruby script_name.rb, and for the most part this works well: the output gets redirected into ...
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How would I replace a “TAB” in Notepad++?
I'm attempting to format a giant list. Each entry in the list is separated by a tab. I'd like to replace it with a \r\n in Notepad++.
How would I got about this?
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Replacing 12 hour format date and time in Notepad++
I'm trying to remove the date / time stamp from text in the following format:
Randomtext - randomtext 9 Aug 5:55am
2nd line of random text - 2nd randomtext 15 ...
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Open file with existing instance of Notepad++ portable
I have Notepad++ portable "installed" and if I try to open a file from Windows Explorer that should open with Notepadd++ portable I get the error
Another instance of Notepad++ is already running. ...
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How do I abort a long-running regex replace?
Edit: While I refer to RegEx in my background, I'm not looking for you to fix my RegExp (thanks for trying though) - rather I want to know "how do I abort a search/replace in NotePad++".
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Adding 1 Incrementally in Search & Replace in Notepad++
I have a file that I want to extract data out of. I normally use web scraping to get the info I need, except in this case the information isnt readily "visible" for scraping needs. Reason being -- ...
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How to remove the first character of every line in Notepad++ [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
delete first 27 characters from every line notepad++
I managed to find an answer to remove the last character from every line in Notepad++, but now I need the same ...
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How can you get the specific spaces you want to remove in notepad ++
Example:
I want to remove the
space
I want to remove the
space
I want to remove the
space
How can I remove the word SPACE so that the three sentences will be a complete thought.
Is there a ...
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Regular Expression Help Needed in Notepad++
I need to know the syntax for a regular expression (notepad++) to help me find/replace every instance of following string in a text document
the string is as follows
Where do you want to go next?
...
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Make floating window tab widths wider in Notepad++
How can I make the floating window tabs wider/static width in Notepad++ (version 5.9.6.2)?
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Porting Notepad++ syntax to Sublime Text 2
What's the best way to convert a Notepad++ style into a Sublime Text/Textmate syntax?
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Is there a way to turn off popups in Notepad++ macros?
I created a macro in Notepad++ that cleans up imported data through a series of regex search and replace iterations. This works well, but at each step, I get a popup telling me how many instances ...
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Open two instances of Notepad++
I have a question about notepad++ I want to run notepad++ twice. Like in this paint printscreen
How I want it:
Not what I want:
Is this possible?
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Expression to replace a section of test
I have a large xml file that I'm trying to replace text in and would like to replace sections of the test with other text. Below are example tags that I would like to modify. The section of each tag ...
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Interactive regex find highliting in Notepad++
How can I make Notepad++ highlight my regex matches as I type?
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Notepad++ - Removing the first column in a comma separated file
I have a large CSV file that I need to remove the first column of data. I cannot open it in Excel because Excel converts some of the values in the columns to scientific numbers.
I am using Notepad++, ...
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Use Notepad++ styles with Sublime Text 2
Is it possible to use notepad++ syntax themes/styles with sublime text 2?
If so, how do I do this.
I code COBOL programs, and love some of the features in sublime. But it lacks the syntax ...
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Replacing last word in a line in Notepad++
How can I replace different last words in a line in Notepad++?
e.g.
This is line one
This is line two
This is line three
etc.
Replace with:
This is line /one/
This is line /two/
This is ...
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Format xml in Notepad++
I have Notepad++ and XML Tools plugin installed.
When I copy an XML file and paste it to the window. It became one line. How can I auo format it and make it readable?
Thanks.
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How to remove all the duplicated words on every line using Notepad++?
I'm working on a file containing lines with keywords and some lines contain duplicated keywords.
For example:
dangerous,dangerous,hazardous,perilous
I want to tell Notepad++ that I want to remove ...
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Notepad++ - Highlight text and insert html <tag></tag> around it
Is there a way to have this feature in Notepad++:
select some text
insert an html <tag>``</tag> around it (ie. <strong>, <em> etc)
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Find and Replace in Notepad++
I am trying to do a find and replace in Notepad++
I have a file that has an open bracket a number and a comma
I want to replace the number leaving the value null
Ex: Find: "(32," Repalce with: "('',"
...
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Regex Notepad++?
i don't how replace this text into this:
ab fg\r fsd&
into this:
a
b
f
g
\r
f
s
d
&
And Viceversa:
r
f
f
f
into this:
rf ff
Can u help me, please?
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Icon not changing
As you can see in the first image, I have selected always open with notepad++ program. But, the problem is that the all the php files are opening with notepad++ program but the icons doesn't change. ...
