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How to divide .for file on parts with conditions

If we have for example very big matrix .for file 50MB shown down. I have to divide it on 50 separated .for files not bigger then 1Mb. How to make them automatically, not copy/paste manual? As we have ...
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Copy + Paste Chinese From Website

I am re-branding a website that has both English & Chinese Traditional text. When I am copying + pasting the Chinese text into notepad++, the characters gets displayed as question marks. I tried ...
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Is it possible Notepad++ to change the theme based on current filetype

For example, if I open a text file, notepad++ would open it in 'default' theme. But if I open a php file for instance, it would open it in 'custom_theme1'. I know notepad++ is highly extensible, so I ...
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Notepad++ Perl Multi-line comment syntax highlighting

Is there a way to set notepad++ to highlight a Perl multi-line comment block as comments (currently there is no highlighting - it's black on white). The type of comment I am talking about is of the ...
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What would be the regex to use to find a potential space at the very end of files with Notepad++?

I have hundreds of files to look in to check if there is not an extra line with a space which cause my PHP application to throw hundreds of Warning in the logs. I cannot find the regex to match a ...
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Notepad++ Document Monitor with Remote File

I am trying to use Notepad++ to monitor a log file using the plugin Document Monitor. This works great on local files but does not work on remote files. I have tried both mapping the remote drive and ...
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Word list filtering and duplicate removing in multiple files - Tool or Program?

I've a wordlist which contains, username,phonenumber and email. It's gathered from various sources therefore in variable sizes. I need to filter the duplicate username and all things in a row. So far ...
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How do I change the colour of the fold indicator in Notepad++?

I have searched through the style configurator on Notepad++ and I can see how to change just about every detail I might want to; except what I'm calling the fold indicator ... when I click on the code ...
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Add code snippets to Notepad++ context menu [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Remove/Delete current line in Notepad++ Possible? Basicly i want to add some of my most used commands by modifying shortcuts.xml and contextmenu.xml
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Notepad++ Run current line in Command Prompt

There is a similar command that i use to open the currently selected word on command prompt: cmd /D "%windir%/system32" /K ""$(CURRENT_WORD)"" But is the any for ...
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Remove/Delete current line in Notepad++

Specifically I want to make a context menu option that (on rightclick) removes/deletes the current line. The catch is the line should be deleted even if it´s not selected. Meaning I don't have to use ...
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Using RegEX To Prefix And Append In Notepad++

I found this question on StackOverFlow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/283608/using-regex-to-prefix-and-append-in-notepad It worked great but i also need to include lines that have non-alphabet ...
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How to open the stdout with Notepad++?

On OSX TextMate have the alias mate which you can use with the pipe to open other program's stdout. How can I achieve the same effect in Windows 7 with Notepad++? Ex.: git diff master|edit
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How does Notepad++ know to recognize the HTML and CSS in PHP files? Can I do this with PSP files?

Ok so I am trying to get Notepad++ to recognize PSP (Python Server Pages) files. I've got it to recognize Python (by adding PSP to the ext= section), however it doesn't seem to understand that Python ...
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How to completely disable syntax higlighting in Notepad++

I'm unable to completely disable syntax highlighting for Java source code files in Notepad++. I've commented out the Java sections in langs.model.xml and stylers.model.xml (even tried deleting those ...
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Windows XP “open with” not allowing a custom option

Up until today I had text files set to open with Notepad++. Today I moved my Notepad++ installation, and after that I am no longer to use "open with" to get a text file open in Notepad++, even though ...
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Transparent background in Notepad++?

Is there a way to make the background of Notepad++ text editor transparent like Eclipse? Perhaps, there is a plugin which does this job.
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Can I bind a key or button to switch between the tab characters or spaces in Notepad++?

I would like to have either a keyboard shortcut or a toolbar button that toggles if I use tabs (ie tab key for indentation) or make notepad++ use spaces instead. Would be nice extra if a toolbar ...
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Why does Notepad++ turn commas into semicolons when copying+pasting, and how can we prevent it from happening?

I have a report from someone asking a programming question on StackOverflow that when they pasted valid code [(1, "google"), (2, "facebook"), (3, "apple")] from Notepad++ into StackOverflow, it ...
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Notepad++ replace doesn't work for Regular Expression

EDIT Proof that it should work: http://regexr.com?30pf2 I'm trying to replace all occurrences of , that are not within quotes with a ~ 20,72275,Epidurography,1 21,72285,X-Ray C/T Spine Disk,1 ...
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Open Notepad++ with a folder as a project

I am looking for a way to open notepad++ in a folder (using cmd) and auto-load this folder as a project or open it with light explorer plugin. Say I go to D:/foo/bar in cmd and want to run something ...
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Notepad++ 80 Character Line Marker?

Is there a way I can get a vertical marker line to appear at the 80th character column in notepad++?
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Find and replace Notepad++

I have some URL like the following http://www.SOMEURL.com/first-category/1343381-example-text-text-text-text-2000-a.html What i want is to simple delete all of the text before and after the number ...
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How do I get Notepad++ to associate a file type with a language?

I have associated .wxs files with Notepad++. So far so good. However, it doesn't remember that it should use XML syntax highlighting. How do I associate a file-type with a Language?
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Sometimes tabs in notepad++ won't make a new window when dragged out

Long-time Linux user on a Windows 7 machine, using Notepad++ to edit multiple text files. Sometimes I can drag a tab out of the notepad++ window onto the desktop to get a new notepad++ window. ...
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Running macro through NPPExec (Notepad++)

Is there a way to run a macro using NPPExec script in notepad++? Thank you very much for your help. EDIT: I have also tried to find the solution here and the NPPExec Manual that can be accessed ...
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Implementing find and replace using NPPExec in Notepad++

How do we perform find and replace using NPPExec plugin in Notepad++? Any help (command/resource) in this regard will be greatly appreciated.
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Append lines one after another in notepad++

How do we achieve the following using replace function in notepad++? Transforming the following cow horse elephant camel into 'cow','horse','elephant','camel' I know ^ and $ (under Regular ...
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Grep-like functionality for notepad++?

I would like to have some grep-like functionality in Notepad++. In it simplest version, I would like to be able to copy all lines from the current buffer that contain the word foo to a new buffer. I ...
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Auto start Notepadd ++ Macro

Is there a way to auto start a Notepad ++ Macro? I have a macro created but I want it to auto start when Notepad ++ starts.
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CR and LF characters at end of line in Notepad++

I using Notepad++ as editor. When I open any text file, at the end of any line, Notepad++ shows two virtual characters CR and LF. These characters are annoying in some case, for example when reading ...
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Regex in Notepad++ 6

So, Notepad++ got updated to v6.0. One of their new features is PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expressions). I tried to use this new feature to find and replace things in a file. I tried the regular ...
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Notepad++ Explorer Plugin Context Menu not showing TortoiseSVN

I installed Notepad++ 6.0 and the Explorer Plugin. When I right click a file in the side window, I don't get options for TortoiseSVN. When right clicking on a file in Windows Explorer, I do see ...
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Notepad++ Find & Replace (with regex) issue

I'm going crazy on a weird issue, I've been trying to find this text: CREATE Proc [dbo].[procName] (@EMI_ID numeric(8), @ESYNTH_ID numeric(8), @FLD_ID numeric(8), @SYNTH_ID numeric(8)) As And I use ...
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any way to get a bookmarks list?

The bookmarks options in npp (I'm using version 6.0) are okay, but their usefulness is limited by the fact that there is no way (that I can find) of getting a list of the existing bookmarks, so I can ...
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unable to get macros in notepad++ newer version

I am using notepad++ 5.9x, And i currently installed notepad 6.0. But i am unable to see my customized settings in the newer version. (I have not uninstalled the previous version, I downloaded 7zip ...
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Delete until character is found

In my text editor, I would like to define a keyboard shortcut (say, CTRL-D) with "delete until character is found" functionality. For example, if the cursor is placed before the "H" of this text: ...
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Selecting range of lines in Notepad ++

How do I select specific range of lines in Notepad++ quickly? I have a text file that has over 1M of lines and I need to delete some fragments from it, but selecting lines manually just takes too much ...
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Editing a long list of words in Notepad++

I have a long list of words, one word per line. I want to paste cw| before each word on every line. How can I achieve this?
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Notepad++ keyboard shortcut to toggle “Find Result” window

Is there a keyboard shortcut to toggle "Find Result" windows? Or can this be configured in the Shortcut Mapper? I seem cannot find the setting.
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How does “Autoclose braces” work in Notepad++?

When I enable the option and enter an opening bracket (or brace) it does not auto-close itself. Does auto-close have a different meaning than what I am understanding?
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In Notepad ++, how do I make it split long lines in several rows?

I usually use Notepad ++ for coding, but recently I started doing some writing in it as well. Writing usually implies long paragraphs with no line breaks, and those are displayed in one row, which is ...
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Notepad++ - setup one font for programming and another for txt files

Is it possible to setup a monospaced font (like Consolas) for code files (like .java) and a regular font (like Georgia) for txt files? I have always had Global Style -> Global override in Style ...
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Configuring Notepad++ to run knitr2pdf

Sorry for such a basic question but since I do not have a degree in programming... I am a user of R, knitr and Notepad++. I was trying to configure Notepad++ to run pdflatex and knitr(knit2pdf). By ...
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The Notepad++ tab bar keeps hiding

Is there a way to always force the tab bar to show? I go to settings -> preferences -> tab bar and uncheck hide, but the next time I open Notepad++, the tab bar is gone, even if I drag multiple files ...
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“Google search” plug-in for Notepad++

I wonder if there is a Notepad++ plugin that adds a "Google search" line into NP++ context menu (mouse right-click), so that I could highlight some text, then right-click on it, select "Search in ...
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Notepad++: cursor past end of line / virtual spaces?

TL;DR - How can I enable virtual spaces to move the cursor past the end of a line of text? Long version - In Notepad++, when trying to select (using the mouse) a long line of text that extends past ...
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Setting Notepad++ find results style

I am using a dark scheme with a custom language / syntax highlighting. This results in a "find result" window which is very hard to read. Where does Notepad++ find results style get set, so I can ...
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Notepad++ Wildcard

In Notepad++, how would I go about removing the content in brackets (brackets included). 4, Bone Powder, (Ryu) 2000 7, Bone Powder, (DC_Terminator) 5555 7, Bone Powder, (The_Lion_Elder) 5000 5, ...
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Removing HTML tags in Notepad++

I'm trying to remove some tags using the Find and Replace feature of Notepad++. What I'm trying to remove for example is <num> and </num>. Right now I'd input <num> and replace it, ...

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