Notepad++ find and replace string with a new-line
Problem
Consider the scenario where you have a specific string that you want to find-and-replace. You want to replace it with a new string that contains a newline character (or character sequence). In the scenario above, I'd like to find " " and replace the space with a carriage return/newline. The results would look like: etc... Question: How would you most easily achieve this using Notepad++? Are there any other tools that you'd suggest to easily perform this command?
Error Output
abc123 xyz456-blah fsafd23 xyz456-green 89hjkf23 xyz456-red afdsa23 xyz456-yellow abaac123 xyz456-orange
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Fix for: Notepad++ find and replace string with a new-line
Notepad++ will do just fine. Search string: Note the space in front of . Replace string: You will also need to set the "Search Mode" to "Extended" (lower left group box in the Replace dialog) so that Notepad++ honors escape codes. Some background: "\r\n" is the escape code for carriage-return, the standard for new lines in Windows. Unix-style systems use simply \n (newline). Most IDEs, Notepad++ included, will understand both styles and portray them each with new lines, but core Windows utiliti…
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