Questions tagged [notepad++]
Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.
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How can I sort the lines in a text file, by the length of each line, in Notepad++?
How Can I sort a text file by line length in notepad++? Is there any plugin available for the mentioned task?
In case that there is no plugin, What is the first and maybe second tutorial to read, In ...
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Notepad++: Search and replace/delete timestamps in brackets []
I have a transcript that starts each line with a timestamp followed by 2 spaces and text, like this:
[00:00:00] Line 1
[00:00:02] Line 2
How can I search and replace(delete) all those timestamps and ...
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How to make Notepad++ open each file in new window?
There is -multiInst launch parameter that lets you open more than one instance of Notepad++, but how to make it launch a new window every time when I click on "Edit with Notepad++" or "Open With..." ...
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How to display special non-ASCII Unicode characters in Notepad++? (regardless if file saved and reopened)
When bookmarking a URL like:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/youcare-search/
You get this bookmark title:
YouCare - The charitable search engine – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox
Then, if ...
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I want to select data from col 14 to col 33 on each line and then replace that all data with common alphabet # in the notepad++ [closed]
Please share regular expression for selecting data between col 14 to col 33 Nd replacing with special character # by 20 times
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How can I make notepad++ display the tab stops as specified in the language settings?
The vertical lines shown in notepad++ every 4 spaces, when I select python as the language they change to every 8 spaces, the tab ley actually inserts 4 spaces but the vertical lines do not show every ...
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Regex find duplicate of partial string
Im stuck with regex command, to find duplicate of partial string.
1st problem:
This is what I have in my file
1;0197CE75;BC702
2;01966666;BC702
3;018B9AC5;BC702
42;018B9E21;BC702
6;018B9AC5;BC702
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Notepad++ Syntax Highlight: How can I set a delimiter with spaces?
I'm creating my User Define Language in notepad++, and I have a delimiter set like this:
open: try
escape:
close: :
But when I type entry, the try gets highlighted, as the delimiter I've set. How ...
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How to migrate Notepad++ settings?
I am trying to portabilize every program I use if possible, and Notepad++ is on the list. The only problem is that I've had a native installation until now so that I'm not totally sure which settings ...
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How to convert CRLF on an empty line to \n without affecting other CRLF code elsewhere
I am writing a family history mini novel and have been working on it on a different PC.
I used an old version of UltraEdit for my word processor. But it was not very compatible with Windows after XP. ...
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How can I organize files opened in notepad++ by project
I usually have 20 or so pages open in Notepad++ and would like to somehow group the related files together so that I can more easily navigate between them.
I've read about the Project feature in ...
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Opening huge files in notepad++
Sometime I have problems opening huge log files(700mb) or so in np++. I'm running Win2k8 R2 x64 OS.
For eg, the file's Last modified time is: 16:48
but when I open the file in notepad++, the file is ...
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Extracting Domains from URL in EmEditor or NotePad++
Suppose I have a list of domains mixed with subdomains
As shown below;
sub1.domain1.com
sub2.domain2.com
sub3.domain3.com
and I want to extract just the domains from the list to give the preferred ...
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How do I extract domains from email list in EmEditor or Notepad++
I have a list of emails and I would like help extracting just the domain names from the list of domains.
Sample Email list
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
The preferred ...
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Using Notepad++ to view text files that also contain lower ASCII control characters
When using Notepad++ to view text files that also contain some lower ASCII control characters (such as NUL, BEL, and ACK), it shows every lower ASCII character in brackets like this:
[NUL][BEL][ACK]
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Notepad++ does not open files in tabs
I've used Notepad++ for years. Normally, right-clicking a file and choosing "edit with Notepad++" opens it as a tab, allowing for easy cross-referencing during development. However, with new ...
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Notepad++ select all, multi-line select at end of each line
In sublimetext I often use the key combination CTRL+A, CTRL+SHIFT+L, END to frequently highlight all rows and continue editing each line with common text. (See pic)
What would the key combination be ...
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Notepad++ how to ignore a word in lines on notepad++ using "find in files"
Helly everyone,
I am struggling to find out how to exclude a word in a line of text in notepad++
I am using the "find in files" option to search through many large log files.
My search ...
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Notepad++ adding commas to the end of words
I want to add commas to the end of words but the problem is some of the words have more than one word in it for example:
Accent Colors
Anti-Social Protagonist
I have a list of the words i would ...
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How to turn on/off fonts anti-aliasing in Notepad++?
Is there a way to turn on/off anti-aliasing in Notepad++, either through settings or a certain plug-in?
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Flip or reverse line order in Notepad++
I want to flip line orders of a document with 500+ lines. The lines aren't just numbers, some include text and other characters. It's a mix.
Example:
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
Line 6
Which ...
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Replace text surrounding a wildcard in Notepad++
So, many years ago when I started writing PHP code, I learned to format information sent from a form as such:
$_POST[itemnamehere];
Whether that was right or wrong at the time, it worked. However, ...
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Prevent renaming/moving file when file is open in Notepad++?
Usually with most programs, if I have a file open in that program, I can't rename/move that file (or rename/move its containing folder).
In contrast, with Notepad++, I can rename/move that file, ...
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notepad++ regex for replacing Capital/uppercase letter in the middle of word with small/lowercase
I'm constantly working with recognition of text and I end up having capital/uppercase letters in the middle or at the end of the words (e.g. wOrd instead of word; leSS instead of less).
Is there a ...
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Notepad++ How can I delete the return before the &
I want to remove a new line created right before an &
SAMPLE TEXT:
"Bachelor of Science in Nursing
& RN"
"Bachelor of Science in Nursing
& RN"
"Bachelor of ...
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How to enhance Notepad++ to support Laravel blade syntax highlighting in a PHP file?
After looking online I cannot find any info on enhancing N++ to support syntax highlighting for Laravel's Blade syntax (*.blade.php).
Example: demo.blade.php
<html>
<head>
&...
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Interpret an Unicode value as real character in Notepad++
If I copy an Unicode encoded value as actual rendered character (for example form here - 1D400) and paste it into Notepad++, it really does show it as a "bold" character.
But when I try to ...
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Delete all script code when saving an HTML file
I save and archive a lot of Paypal receipts, and the files come with tons of garbage script code not necessary for archival purposes. I would like to come up with a way to strip all that code so I ...
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Is there a Linux equivalent of Programmer's Notepad or Notepad++
I've recently switched over to Ubuntu from Windows and love it. One thing I miss is my Programmer's Notepad. I haven't found anything similar yet for Linux. Eclipse is way too big and involved for ...
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Regex: Find the letter (diacritics/Accent Marks) "î" in the middle of the words, but not the letter î at the beginning or at the end of the words
I must find the letter (diacritics/Accent Marks) î in the middle of the words, but not the letter î at the beginning or at the end of the words.
For example:
1.stăpînii
2.înstăpanit
3.coborî
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Notepad++: Creating a macro replacing selected text
I need a Notepad++ macro that will perform search and replace, but for the portion of text that is highlighted at the moment of running the macro.
I tried recording a macro, but it records for the ...
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Firefox/Chrome etc not under the 'Run' tab in Notepad++
I was fiddling with Notepad++'s preferences in order to change the looks and a few other things. I'm not sure what I did, but now the 'Run in Chrome' etc options aren't in the 'Run' tab.
For example,...
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Notepad++: How to keep only recurring lines and delete non-repeating lines
Say i had:
Example
Example
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In Notepad++/Sublime Text 3, how do I make all text lowercase by regex, but only if specific phrase occured in the line?
Say I have text like that:
models/players/clonespac/CloneTorsoLieutenant
{
q3map_nolightmap
q3map_onlyvertexlighting
{
map models/players/clonespac/CloneTorsoLieutenant
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How to Configure Notepad++ for fixed width tab indent
NotePad++ is displaying various length tab indentation. Please suggest how to configure to display the tab charater same as notepad.
Tab difference between NotePad and NotePad++
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Select last 5 words of a paragraph in Regex
I want to match last 5 words of every paragraph in a document. I am using Notepad++ and also Adobe InDesign GREP
Sample Data
Here you can find activities to practise your reading skills. Reading will ...
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Notepad++ Advanced Search and Replace
Apologies if this has already been answered, but my searches have drawn a blank. I have a task to sanitise a number of device configurations by replacing the first 2 octets of an IP address. Trouble ...
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Notepad++ Regex merged 2 sections into one line delimited
I hope I can explain correctly. I have the text below, which consists of 2 sections, 1- the body and 2- the title and each one is separated by a "----" delimited. I am able to mark this data ...
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Reverse text in Notepad++
This question was asked several years ago without an accepted answer. The question has also long been inactive. Seems a simple piece of functionality, so perhaps a recent plugin provides the feature.
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Extract only specific fields from csv file in NotePad++
I'm trying to filter a csv file.
The format is in the following order
1,2017-06-27,"The Greatest View","Flume Feat. Isabella Manfredi",https://www.shazam.com/it/track/99802230/the-...
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How to search specific columns (First and Last names) and replace all special Characters (non Alpha characters)
I have large .txt files (sometimes over 10K lines) that contain 5 fields that are both numerical and Alpha fields. The issue I am having is that the second and third fields are first and last names ...
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notepad++ - create udl which is a modified version of xml language
In notepad++, I want to create udl which is a copy of xml but instead of tags <...> and </...>, I want the tags to be <#...#> and <#/...#> for opening and closing folds.
Why I ...
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Character count in Notepad++
Should I install any plugins or there is build-in way to see the text length? Length in the status line gives me the byte size, not char count.
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file changes -- notification and diff
I'm looking for a way to be notified if a text file changes (Windows 7), and be offered a file diff upon such a change. For example, the text editor Notepad++ does part of this, notifying me of an ...
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User-Defined languages in Notepad++ (NLog)
In my current company, NLog is heavily used for logging purposes, and Notepad++ is used for flat text editing (like logs).
I would like to add NLog as a user-defined "language", in order to ...
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Convert columns into a single row in notepad++
I want to make .srt file for the subtitles. for that i had the text in excel file. I copied the text into notepad++. Below is the text i have, and under that the formatting i want for the .srt file. I ...
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Is there a way to make notepad++ application itself dark?
I like the look of Sublime Text 2 but I prefer using Notepad++ as my default text editor.
Is there a way to make the notepad++ application itself dark?
More specifically, I would like to change the ...
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Which Notepad++ plugin sets the text's background color to orange?
I installed about two dozens of plugins in a new Notepad++ installation and the result is:
I checked all plugins. None of them gives a hint to the background color. I also checked Settings → ...
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Remove LF from every other line
I am trying to join two lines in Notepad++. Currently, each line ends with a line feed. What I am looking to do is to join lines 1 and 2 to be all in line 1. Then I want to join the next two lines to ...
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Open file with existing instance of Notepad++ portable
I have Notepad++ portable "installed" and if I try to open a file from Windows Explorer that should open with Notepadd++ portable I get the error
Another instance of Notepad++ is already running. ...
