Editplus is a lot better than the regular text editor, Notepad. From all it’s features I like RegExp Support the most, and than comes the block select feature. Here are the quick lines to carry out regular tasks using regular expression in Editplus. Most steps will also work with other editors supporting regular expressions like Notepad++.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s kinda downloadable editplus regular expression cheetsheet list.
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Find: \"^\\n\" (Ignore double-quotes in all find\/replace)\nReplace: \"\"\n\nWhere,\n^ - Beginning of the line\n\\n - New Line<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
How To Remove Multiple Spaces convert into single space in EditPlus or Notepad++
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Find: ” +”
Replace: ” “
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How To Find one or more occurance of space character EditPlus<\/h2>\n\n\n\nComment multiple line of code:
Find: \"^\"
Replace: \"#\" or \"\/\/\"
You may optionally use: Edit Menu > Format > Line Comment.
<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nHow To Generate Comma Separated List from new line delimited list<\/h2>\n\n\n\nFind: \"\\n\"\nReplace: \", \"\nThis helps in even joining some of lines of code instead of replacing by comma you may replace it with \"\".<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nHow To Manipulate columns display order \/ punctuation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nFind: \"([0-9]+)\\t([a-zA-Z]+)\"\nReplace: \"\\2\\t\\1\"\n\nWhere,\n[0-9]+ - Finds one or more digits\n[a-zA-Z]+ - Finds one or more characters\n() - mark the block or capture the group\n\\2 - 2nd mark expression\n\nFor example original text as follows:\n123 abc\n345 cde\n567 efg\n\nbecomes:\nabc 123\ncde 345\nefg 567\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nThe Other Way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Press Alt+C\n- Drag you mouse to select respective column and click\n- Copy \/ Cut as required<\/pre>\n\n\n\nAppend \/ Add semicolon (any character) at the end of the line<\/h2>\n\n\n\nFind: \"\\n\"\nReplace: \";\\n\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nEnclose lines by quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\nFind: \"\\n\"\nReplace: \"'\\n'\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nDelete all lines containing a given STRING<\/h2>\n\n\n\nFind: \"^.STRING.<\/em>$\"\nReplace: \"\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
How To Remove lines not containing a given STRING<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I don’t know how to do this!! \ud83d\ude42
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How To Convert tab separated file into insert statements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
TSV: abcd de4 iirn 34399
SQL: INSERT INTO TABLENAME VALUES (\"abcd\", \"de4\", \"iirn\",\"34399\");
Find: \"(.)\\t(.<\/em>)\\t(.)\\t(.<\/em>)\"
Replace: \"INSERT INTO TABLENAME VALUES (\"\\1\", \"\\2\", \"\\3\",\"\\4\");\"
Format the telephone number:
Find: \"([0-9][0-9][0-9])([0-9][0-9][0-9])([0-9].*)\"
Replace: \"\\1-\\2-\\3\"
For example:
Original: 1231231231
Formatted text becomes: 123-123-1231<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nHow To Remove Brackets<\/h2>\n\n\n\nFind: \"(|)\"\nReplace: \"\"\nWhere,\n( -> Match (. \\ is required to escape marking the expression.\n| -> or\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nHow To Replace 1st occurrence of character<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Find: \" (.)\" Replace: \"-\\1\" Where, (.<\/em>) - matches everything and marks the block
** Make sure you ignore double-quotes(\") while writing in find \/ replace boxes.
EditPlus supports following regular expressions in Find, Replace and Find in Files command.
Expression - Description
\\t - Tab character.
\\n - New line.
. - Matches any character.
| - Either expression on its left and right side matches the target string.
[] - Any of the enclosed characters may match the target character.
[^] - None of the enclosed characters may match the target character.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n- Character to the left of asterisk in the expression should match 0 or more time.
- Character to the left of plus sign in the expression should match 1 or more times.
? - Character to the left of question mark in the expression should match 0 or 1 time.
^ - Expression to the right of ^ matches only when it is at the beginning of line.
$ - Expression to the left of $ matches only when it is at the end of line.
() - Affects evaluation order of expression and also used for tagged expression.
\\ - Escape character. If you want to use character \"\\\" itself, you should use \"\\\".
<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nNotable Features of Editplus are<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spell checking\nRegex-based find & replace\nEncoding conversion\nNewline conversion\nSyntax highlighting\nMultiple undo\/redo\nRectangular block selection\nAuto indentation\nCode folding (Text folding)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n