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Text Editing - Replace

This document discusses how to replace the carriage return line feed string "\r\n" with a single newline character in Notepad++. There are a few methods provided: 1. Press CTRL-h to open the Replace dialog. Type "\\r\\n" in "Find what" and "\r\n" in "Replace with". Select the "Extended" search mode and click "Replace All". 2. In the find screen, choose the "Extended" search mode. Type "\\r\\n" in the find text box and "\r\n" in the replace text box. 3. Copy an actual newline character and use Search and Replace to replace "\r\n" with

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Text Editing - Replace

This document discusses how to replace the carriage return line feed string "\r\n" with a single newline character in Notepad++. There are a few methods provided: 1. Press CTRL-h to open the Replace dialog. Type "\\r\\n" in "Find what" and "\r\n" in "Replace with". Select the "Extended" search mode and click "Replace All". 2. In the find screen, choose the "Extended" search mode. Type "\\r\\n" in the find text box and "\r\n" in the replace text box. 3. Copy an actual newline character and use Search and Replace to replace "\r\n" with

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10/1/2016 texteditingReplace\r\nwithnewlineinNotepad++SuperUser

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Replace\r\nwithnewlineinNotepad++

HowdoIreplacethestring"\r\n"withthesamecharacters?

Example:

HelloWorld.\r\nHelloWorld.

replacedwith:

HelloWorld.
HelloWorld.

notepad++ textediting

editedFeb15'14at19:06 askedSep17'09at13:59
PeterMortensen C.Ross
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3Answers

Press CTRLh andtheReplacedialogwillopen.Type \\r\\n in"Findwhat"and \r\n in


"Replacewith".Finally,selectsearchmodeExtended(\r,\n,\t,\x...,\0)andclick"ReplaceAll".

editedNov13'15at17:07 answeredSep17'09at14:04
MarcusMangelsdorf spatz
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1 worksinProgrammer'snotepadaswell.Select"Allowbackslashexpressions"anddothesame
PeterMunnings Jul3'12at19:05

DoesthatworkinnewerversionsofNotepad++?Ordoesitrequireselectingtheoption"Extended(\n,\r,\t,
\0,\x)"?PeterMortensenFeb15'14at19:14

1 Searchmodehastobe"Extended"towork.MarcelMar19'14at16:06

Thisalsoworksinnotepad2incaseanyoneisinterested.Checkregularexpressionsearchwhenreplacing
HoppeMar31'14at16:39

YoucouldalsodowhatIdidandturnoffextendedsearchthenreplace\r\nwithsomeuniquestringlike
"~~~~"thenturnextendedsearchbackonandreplacethatstringwith\r\n.Anextrastepbutitworks.
SteveHinerOct4'14at0:11

Inthefindscreen,onthereplacetabchooseextendedsearch.
Inthefindtextboxput \\r\\n ,andinthereplacetextboxput \r\n .

editedJun18'12at10:38 answeredSep17'09at14:03
C.Ross
1,739 9 41 69

Doesthisactuallywork,ordoyouneedtodoescaping? JoshHunt Sep17'09at14:21

Ihadescaping,butIhadtodoubleescapeitforittoshowuprighthere(ie\\\\r\\\\ninsteadof\\r\\n).
C.Ross Sep17'09at14:55

Sodidyoujustnowhavetoquadrupleescapethatinthecomment?^^^^^^^ hyperslug Sep17'09at15:31

Nothankfullyitdoesn'ttrytointerpretcomments... C.Ross Sep18'09at14:55

CopyanewlineandusetheSearchandReplacefunctiontoreplace\r\nwiththenewline.The
newlinecharacterwillshowupasanemptybox.

answeredSep17'09at14:04
Linus
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Icouldn'tgetthistoworkearlier. C.Ross Sep17'09at14:56


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