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How do I type continuously in TextWrangler's column editing mode?

I get that you can copy/paste in column editing mode by holding Opt and dragging a column, but how do you insert characters via the keyboard in this mode? I'm able to select a column and type one ...
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How do I specify that a tab be four space characters in Text Wrangler?

I tried to specify a tab to be four spaces in Text Wrangler by checking "Preferences" -> "Editor Defaults" -> "Auto-expand tabs." However, tabs still comprise of tab characters with each tab having ...
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TextWrangler show Folder path

I'm new into TextWrangler. I'd like to let view a sidebar like on the following picture. (Which shows the folder path with included documents) Without knowing the name of this item, I don't know how ...
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Opening a file from Terminal to a new window of TextWrangler

I'm able to open a file form Terminal with open -b com.barebones.textwrangler whicheverfile The problem is if any window of Textwrangler window is already is open, this file is open in that window. ...
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how to prevent TextWrangler to highlight syntax on .txt files?

TextWrangler highlights syntax on my .txt files, how can I disable this? It becomes really annoying when typing an apostrophe.
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How do I open files from the command line in Mac

I'm following a video tutorial where the author (who uses textmate) can open files by using "mate". for example mate .git/config will open this config file I'm using textwrangler however so I don't ...
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How to merge 2 columns to one in TextMate?

Anyone knows how would one merge such list as item 1 item 2 item 3 item 4 to item 1 item 2 item 3 item 4 in TextMate or TextWrangler?
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Open With TextWrangler for all files

How do I configure TextWrangler and Mac OS X, so that TextWrangler appears in "Open With…" submenu for all files, not just the text files (and other file types explicitly supported by TextWrangler)? ...
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How to get rid of right-click menu “new TextWrangler document with selection” on Mac

I installed TextWrangler. Then I did not want it anymore and moved the app to the Trash. But the right click menu remained. I cannot figure out how to remove it.
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How can I cut a line in TextWrangler?

Trying out TextWrangler since my TextMate trial is about to expire and I'm not sure it's worth the cash to keep using it. The main thing I'm missing is the ability to cut the entire line that the ...
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textwrangler: how can I run without opening files?

TextWrangler has always worked great, but now it's hanging everytime I open it. I suspect one of the files it's trying to open causes a problem. Is there a way to run it without opening any files?
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TextWrangler: hotkeys to move line up/down

In Eclipse you can press ALT-(arrows) to move a line up or down. Has anyone discovered these hotkey features in TextWrangler?
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How does one open multiple tabs in TextWrangler?

No, I'm not bluffing. I really can't figure this out. The setup: I went to File -> Open, and then selected a directory rather than a file. As expected, a directory tree opened on the left side of ...
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Splitting a large txt file every 100 lines and including the original header (on a Mac)

I am looking for a tool or script (Textwrangler or Terminal) that can split a larger text file every 100 lines counting from line 5 (the first 4 are header lines) and output individual .txt files ...
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TextWrangler macro for changing buffer?

I'm using TextWrangler as my main editor and am looking for a macro command that can change the buffer I'm working on. It's really annoying having to touch the mouse each time I need to change file.
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Text Editor that hilights all instances of selection for Mac

On Windows, I use Notepad++ which has the great feature of when I select a word, all instances of that word are also highlighted in the same document. I have found it very helpful for finding ...
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How to delete all lines which contain a word with TextWrangler?

I have a giant file with thousands of lines, I want to delete only the lines which have the word "Foo" in them. How would I go about doing this? I'm on a Mac, so I could use some command line ...
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In TextWrangler for Mac OS X, how to change the selected text to lowercase using a keyboard shortcut?

I know how to use the menu to change case, but I want it to be a keyboard shortcut. Other text editor have this feature but I would prefer to stick with TextWrangler. Does one already exist or is ...