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TextWrangler is a text editor made by Bare Bones Software, intended as a free counterpart to BBEdit.

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Mysterious .bk file in OS X

I am trying to move some files in a git repository that I have in my Macbook (OS X 10.11.4). However, when I try to do a git mv, I get this: fatal: bad source, source=remote_plugins/...
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Delete all lines except the ones that have certain words with TextWrangler

I have many files which I want to delete all the lines except the lines that have certain words. I tried to do it with TextWrangler: Text > Process Lines Containing… But only does it word by word. I ...
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How to change sorting order in "Currently Open Document" of TextWrangler?

In 4.x, "Currently Open Document" of TextWrangler is sorted alphabetical order. In 5.5, it is sorted by modified datetime. How can I change the sorting order to alphabetical again?
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How to change the font color for the entire text in TextWrangler (Mac)?

The usual “Preferences > Editor Defaults.” doesn't work. With a file open, I’ve also tried changing the color through “View > Text Display > Show Fonts.” but no luck. Can the font color be changed?
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Textwrangler: Move to next or previous word

How do you move by word in TextWrangler (on OS X)? (just like vim's b and w keys when in command mode.) I have emacs key bindings option turned on, but M-f and M-b don't do anything.
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TextWrangler - save and restore open documents in session

How can I save all open documents in a TextWrangler session such that I can open the same session at a later time? (Looking for something comparable to Notepad++ file->Save Session / Load Session ...
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How to replace text within two words on TextWrangler?

I have a large XML file with hundreds of thousands of lines, and I need to replace data between two words (tags, in reality). Ex.: <foo>Sample Text</foo> Where I need to replace "...
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How to buffer multiple open files with Textwrangler?

I know that Textwrangler can do this, but I messed up my preferences folder in OSX yosemite and had to reset some things. I have multiple files opened and viewable within the gutter of one window. I ...
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Prevent TextWrangler for changing search

Every time I switch from TextWrangler to my browser and then do a page search for something (e.g. command-F) whatever I search for in Chrome is automatically plunked into my search box when I switch ...
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delete column in TextWrangler (too large data - Option key and drag is not an option)

I have a question regarding TextWrangler. I need to delete a column, but my data is so large that it is impossible to just hold down the Option key and then drag to make a rectangular selection (it ...
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Column selection in TextWrangler with keyboard only

I am aware that I can select a column (or block, or rectangle) of text in TextWrangler with Alt+mouse drag or Shift+Alt+ mouse click. Both of these actions require the use of mouse. I'd like to know ...
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How to view Unicode characters Paragraph Separator and Line Separator in Notepad++?

How can I see Unicode characters Paragraph Separator and Line Separator in Notepad++? If I select View - Show Symbol - Show All Characters, I still can't see these two characters. For example in ...
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Searching across multiple documents for common words

I have the lyrics to a song. (.txt) I also have lyrics to 50 other songs. I'm looking for a way to analyse/search those 50 song lyrics with the lyrics to the first song, and find which one of the ...
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How can I use a text editor other than Vim with Git?

I hate Vim, but it seems to be the only program that correctly saves the file and executes a rebase interactive. Is there any way to use a different editor. I'd prefer to use a GUI, like Text ...
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Understanding the scope and lifetime of environment variables in shell scripting

I'm pulling my hair out trying to understand shell scripting and passing environment variables, and what not. I'm trying to execute a PHP script from TextWrangler, that in it's turn opens a new PHP ...
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How can I use a different SSH port on TextWrangler?

I want to use a different port number for connecting to a remote server via SSH on TextWrangler on Mac OS X. How can I do that?
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Textwrangler - "Untitled text n" persistent increase?

This is mostly an aesthetic issue for me, it has little functional impact. Since the latest TextWrangler update (4.5.3), the new doc title's number seems to be incrementing persistently. Even after ...
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remove duplicate values in a text file

I have a tab delimnated text file showing a comparison. like this: A B C D A 1 2 3 4 B 2 1 4 3 C 3 4 1 2 D 4 3 2 1 But I need to work with the data later ...
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Textwrangler follows current space on mac

My textwrangler will follow me wherever I am, whichever space I'm active in. Is there a way to turn this off?
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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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Wrapping word configuration in mac

When i am using TextWrangler and double-click a word "game" in a sentence like "game.score", the word game is selected, but the both words and dot "game.score" is selected instead in some other editor ...
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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 [closed]

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 utility,...
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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 ...
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