How to multi-line Replace in files in Notepad

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If the free source code editor Notepad   has the feature  Find in files      that is without the files being opened in the editor  does it also have the feature  Replace in files       Notepad   is based on the editing component Scintilla - for which at SourceForge there is a response to a request for this feature   No need for this to be included in SciTE as you can add this command to the Tools menu using the Parameters dialog   So is it possible to do multi-line replace in files in Notepad

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The workaround is   search and replace  r n to thisismynewlineword    this will remove all the new lines and there should be whole one line    now perform your replacements  search and replace thisismynewlineword to  r n    to undo the step 1

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It s easy to do multiline replace in Notepad     You have to use  n to represent the newline in your string  and it works for both search and replace strings   You have to make sure to select  Extended  search mode in the bottom left corner of the search window     I found a good article describing the features here  http   markantoniou blogspot com 2008 06 notepad-how-to-use-regular-expressions html

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This is a subjective opinion  but I think a text editor shouldn t do everything and the kitchen sink  I prefer lightweight flexible and powerful  in their specialized fields  editors  Although being mostly a Windows user  I like the Unix philosophy of having lot of specialized tools that you can pipe together  like the UnxUtils  rather than a monster doing everything  but not necessarily as you would like it   Find in files is on the border of these extra features  but useful when you can double-click on a found line to open the file at the right line  Note that initially  in SciTE it was just a Tools call to grep or equivalent  FTP is very close to off topic  although it can be seen as an extended open save dialog  Replace in files is too much IMO  it is dangerous  you can mess lot of files at once  if you have no preview  etc  I would rather use a specialized tool I chose  perhaps among those in Multi line search and replace tool   To answer the question  looking at N    I see a Run menu where you can launch any tool  with assignment of a name and shortcut key  I see also Plugins   NppExec  which seems able to launch stuff like sed  not tried it

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Actually it s way easier to use ToolBucket plugin for Notepad   to multiline replace   To activate it just go to N   menu   Plugins   Plugin Manager   Show Plugin Manager   Check ToolBucket   Install   Restart N   and press ALT   SHIFT   F to multiline edit

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It s easy to do multiline replace in Notepad     You have to use  n to represent the newline in your string  and it works for both search and replace strings   You have to make sure to select  Extended  search mode in the bottom left corner of the search window     I found a good article describing the features here  http   markantoniou blogspot com 2008 06 notepad-how-to-use-regular-expressions html

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This is a subjective opinion  but I think a text editor shouldn t do everything and the kitchen sink  I prefer lightweight flexible and powerful  in their specialized fields  editors  Although being mostly a Windows user  I like the Unix philosophy of having lot of specialized tools that you can pipe together  like the UnxUtils  rather than a monster doing everything  but not necessarily as you would like it   Find in files is on the border of these extra features  but useful when you can double-click on a found line to open the file at the right line  Note that initially  in SciTE it was just a Tools call to grep or equivalent  FTP is very close to off topic  although it can be seen as an extended open save dialog  Replace in files is too much IMO  it is dangerous  you can mess lot of files at once  if you have no preview  etc  I would rather use a specialized tool I chose  perhaps among those in Multi line search and replace tool   To answer the question  looking at N    I see a Run menu where you can launch any tool  with assignment of a name and shortcut key  I see also Plugins   NppExec  which seems able to launch stuff like sed  not tried it

User · Answer

Actually it s way easier to use ToolBucket plugin for Notepad   to multiline replace   To activate it just go to N   menu   Plugins   Plugin Manager   Show Plugin Manager   Check ToolBucket   Install   Restart N   and press ALT   SHIFT   F to multiline edit

User · Answer

This is a subjective opinion  but I think a text editor shouldn t do everything and the kitchen sink  I prefer lightweight flexible and powerful  in their specialized fields  editors  Although being mostly a Windows user  I like the Unix philosophy of having lot of specialized tools that you can pipe together  like the UnxUtils  rather than a monster doing everything  but not necessarily as you would like it   Find in files is on the border of these extra features  but useful when you can double-click on a found line to open the file at the right line  Note that initially  in SciTE it was just a Tools call to grep or equivalent  FTP is very close to off topic  although it can be seen as an extended open save dialog  Replace in files is too much IMO  it is dangerous  you can mess lot of files at once  if you have no preview  etc  I would rather use a specialized tool I chose  perhaps among those in Multi line search and replace tool   To answer the question  looking at N    I see a Run menu where you can launch any tool  with assignment of a name and shortcut key  I see also Plugins   NppExec  which seems able to launch stuff like sed  not tried it

User · Answer

The workaround is   search and replace  r n to thisismynewlineword    this will remove all the new lines and there should be whole one line    now perform your replacements  search and replace thisismynewlineword to  r n    to undo the step 1

User · Answer

This is a subjective opinion  but I think a text editor shouldn t do everything and the kitchen sink  I prefer lightweight flexible and powerful  in their specialized fields  editors  Although being mostly a Windows user  I like the Unix philosophy of having lot of specialized tools that you can pipe together  like the UnxUtils  rather than a monster doing everything  but not necessarily as you would like it   Find in files is on the border of these extra features  but useful when you can double-click on a found line to open the file at the right line  Note that initially  in SciTE it was just a Tools call to grep or equivalent  FTP is very close to off topic  although it can be seen as an extended open save dialog  Replace in files is too much IMO  it is dangerous  you can mess lot of files at once  if you have no preview  etc  I would rather use a specialized tool I chose  perhaps among those in Multi line search and replace tool   To answer the question  looking at N    I see a Run menu where you can launch any tool  with assignment of a name and shortcut key  I see also Plugins   NppExec  which seems able to launch stuff like sed  not tried it

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