[notepad++] Find duplicates and delete all in notepad++

I have multiple email addresses. I need to find and delete all (including found one). Is this possible in notepad++?

example:[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],

I need results back like

[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],

How to do in notepad++?

If it is possible to change the sequence of the lines you could do:

1. sort line with Edit -> Line Operations -> Sort Lines Lexicographically ascending
2. do a Find / Replace:
   • Find What: ^(.*\r?\n)\1+
   • Replace with: (Nothing, leave empty)
   • Check Regular Expression in the lower left
   • Click Replace All

How it works: The sorting puts the duplicates behind each other. The find matches a line ^(.*\r?\n) and captures the line in \1 then it continues and tries to find \1 one or more times (+) behind the first match. Such a block of duplicates (if it exists) is replaced with nothing.

The \r?\n should deal nicely with Windows and Unix lineendings.

You need the textFX plugin. Then, just follow these instructions:

Paste the text into Notepad++ (CTRL+V). ...
Mark all the text (CTRL+A). ...
Click TextFX ? Click TextFX Tools ? Click Sort lines case insensitive (at column)
Duplicates and blank lines have been removed and the data has been sorted alphabetically.

Personally, I would use sort -i -u source >dest instead of notepad++

You could use

Click TextFX ? Click TextFX Tools ? Click Sort lines case insensitive (at column) Duplicates and blank lines have been removed and the data has been sorted alphabetically.

as indicated above. However, the way I did it because I need to replace the duplicates by blank lines and not just remove the lines, once sorted alphabetically:

REPLACE:
((^.*$)(\n))(?=\k<1>)

by

$3

This will convert:

Shorts
Shorts
Shorts
Shorts
Shorts
Shorts Two Pack
Shorts Two Pack
Signature Braces
Signature Braces
Signature Cotton Trousers
Signature Cotton Trousers
Signature Cotton Trousers
Signature Cotton Trousers
Signature Cotton Trousers
Signature Cotton Trousers
Signature Cotton Trousers
Signature Cotton Trousers
Signature Cotton Trousers
Signature Cotton Trousers
Signature Cotton Trousers

to:

Shorts

Shorts Two Pack

Signature Braces










Signature Cotton Trousers

That's how I did it because I specifically needed those lines.