Questions tagged [notepad++]
Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.
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Why doesn't Notepad++ save a file when no changes have been made to the file?
I have a file that I want to change its Windows "date modified" whenever I open it.
In Notepad, all I have to do is File > Save and the date modified is changed.
When I do File > Save (...
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How can I add a “Save As” button to the Notepad++ toolbar?
I’d like to have a “Save As” button directly on the Notepad++ toolbar.
When I go to Settings → Customize Toolbar (or use the Customize Toolbar plugin), I don’t see any option for adding “Save As” — ...
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How can I lexicographically sort several files at once with Notepad++?
One can lexicographically sort a file with Notepad++:
How can I lexicographically sort several files at once with Notepad++?
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Find and Display *All* Lines starting with duplicate IP addresses
I currently and using Notepad++ to review files before uploading into our provisioning system and
I was curious if there was a way to search for duplicates within Notepad++
All assistance is greatly ...
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How to remove parts of all file paths in a .m3u playlist with Notepad++?
This concerns the contents of an .m3u file:
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:356,Zerb, Ty Dolla $ign, Wiz Khalifa - Location (The Funkmoore Brothers' Hard House Edit)
E:\Contents\Zerb, Ty Dolla $ign, Wiz Khalifa\...
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Why doesn’t removing E&xit entity disable X for keyboard shortcut using Notepad++?
In Notepad++ while the File menu is displayed pressing X will exit the program. In the program directory the file C:\OFFICE\Notepad++\localization\english.xml contains the line <Item id="41011&...
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How do I pass a parameter to a locally store web page from the context (right click) menu of Notepad++?
I'm trying to get this locally stored index.html to load into Firefox latest (Windows 10) from the context menu in NPP.
<Command name="OSM History" Ctrl="no" Alt="yes" ...
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Unknown Close Window key combination that is NOT Alt+F4
Notepad++ has randomly closed on me a handful of times where I explicitly know none of my fingers were on the F4 key (for Alt+F4) yet the window completely closed out. I do not have any special ...
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I need Regex to match numbers like: 1740472449653-61294_left.7z , 1740472440074-16363_found.7z
In short, I need to match the whole number with 7z, gz, and txt.
Here are some examples:
1740329420285-105653_left_hpwn.7z
1740314283864-left_0.7z
1740901975709-found_0.txt
1740314283864-left_0.7z
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How do I remove a file from Notepad++ startup session which immediately sends the program into 'Not Responding' state?
How do I remove a file from Notepad++ startup session which immediately sends the program into 'Not Responding' state, or how can I start NPP with a blank slate session?
I can close the program, but ...
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Remove the first forward slash from string with Notepad++
I need to remove the first leading slash in the html file.
For example
/2019/02/25/some-article-here
turns just into
2019/02/25/some-article-here
Exactly as posted here, but with Notepad++ only. A ...
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How to delete multiple lines in very large Notepad++ file?
I have a 3.1Gb txt file, opening it with Notepad++ I observe than I cannot delete multiple lines.
See example of my steps:
This issue does not happen on small(er) .txt file sizes, where I can select ...
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Auto Fold XML element upon opening in notepad++
I was wondering if thee is a way to force a an xml element to fold by default upon opening in Notepad++. I remember there was such a code-folding of large java files for Netbeans IDE and was wondering ...
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Notepad++ Regex pattern issue (valid on online regex testers)
I have the below pattern:
\".*\\(.+)[\r\n]?(.*)\"
Being applied against the following text:
"c:\users\jdoe\OneDrive\Folder 1\Folder 2\File 1.pdf
File 1.pdf"
"c:\users\jdoe\...
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How to make Tab font bigger in Notepad++?
My Tab headings look really small on my Huawei Matebook X Pro (3000x2000 res on 13" screen):
How do I make these fonts bigger? It irritates me that in the Preferences, there is just an option &...
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