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Is there a simple way of removing linebreaks in Notepad++?

For example:

This text has been splitted
in lines, and it's longer than
3200 words, so it would be great
to find and replace line breaks
like these.
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    Hmm, in VI it would be just typing 4J
    – Bernhard
    Dec 12, 2012 at 9:11
  • If you are looking to compose something like a URL from putting the URI parameters on multiple lines, then this answer is a bit more helpful: stackoverflow.com/a/13990281/501113
    – chaotic3quilibrium
    Aug 19, 2015 at 15:37
  • Do you expect spaces added: "This text has been splitted in lines, and it's longer than 3200 words..." or no spaces added: "This text has been splittedin lines, and it's longer than3200 words..." Each result requires a different technique.
    – ndemarco
    Nov 5, 2021 at 14:17

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  1. Highlight the lines you want to join (or use Ctrl + A to select everything)
  2. Choose Edit → Line Operations → Join Lines from the menu or press Ctrl + J.

It will put in spaces automatically if necessary to prevent words from getting stuck together

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  • Thanks but i has to be done one by one, is there a way to do this for the entire document?
    – Gabriel
    Dec 12, 2012 at 9:28
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    I get it now, I selected the entire document and works exactly like I needed!
    – Gabriel
    Dec 12, 2012 at 9:29
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    CTRL J is the shortcut
    – user640378
    Jan 15, 2014 at 15:46
  • Tip: You might need to hit CTRL + J more than once. Do not use >View >Word wrap, to better see the linebreaks.
    – Avatar
    Nov 29, 2016 at 11:54
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    how can I disable adding spaces?
    – Keith Tyler
    Mar 7, 2017 at 21:17
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CTRL+H

In Search Mode pick Extended

Find - \r\n Replace - leave it empty.

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    I believe it needs to be \r\n since this is for Windows.
    – James P
    Dec 12, 2012 at 9:25
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    It should be \r\n and the replace field should contain one space character.
    – amiregelz
    Dec 12, 2012 at 9:29
  • @JamesP, what is the difference? And why so in Windows?
    – user1993
    Jun 25, 2017 at 8:16
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    @user1993: The Wikipedia article en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newline has detailed information about how linebreaks work on different operating systems.
    – James P
    Jun 29, 2017 at 8:53
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For me, using Win 7, I had to use

\r

in the Find box and type in <space> in the Replace box so that there is a single space between the last word of the current line and the first word of the next line.

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  • Did you mean \n
    – Prasanna
    Aug 28, 2015 at 5:59
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    No, I mean \r. \n does nothing on my system.
    – Alan M
    Aug 31, 2015 at 22:53

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