How to find and replace new line in Notepad ++

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I use \n, but the new line is not replaced.

I supposed the new lines contain 2 characters, \n and \l, but searching and replacing \l yields to no results as well.

@nixda This question is about looking for newlines, the other is about inserting newlines. — Daniel Beck, Jan 28, 2013 at 7:01

lmcanavals · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-28 08:23:09Z

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Are you sure you enabled search-mode "extended"?

By the way, what kind of "new line" depends on the system you are working on. On Windows you might try and search for \r\n

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answered Jan 28, 2013 at 6:32

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\l -> matched lowercase letters (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…)
– Korenaga
Jan 28, 2013 at 6:34
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\r is indeed the issue
– user4951
Jan 28, 2013 at 6:45
how do you show the CR LF thingy anyway?
– user4951
Jan 28, 2013 at 8:15
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@JimThio Menu Bar » View » Show symbol » Show end of line
– nixda
Jan 28, 2013 at 8:39

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