Notepad++ search and replace [closed]

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I really need a quick help.

Can someone tell me how to find and replace for example:

<a href="blab34345.html">Apple</a><br />
<a href="bl44abla123415646.html">Pear</a><br />
<a href="blabla12354134.html">lemon</a><br />

into:

<a href="blabla.html">Apple</a><br />
<a href="blabla.html">Pear</a><br />
<a href="blabla.html">lemon</a><br />

Thank you ! :)

Answer 1

In Notepad++ you can do it easily using regular expressions. Go to Search > Replace menu (shortcut CTRL+H) and do the following:

1. Find what:

   a href="\K.+?(?=\.html")
   

2. Replace:

   blabla
   

3. Select radio button "Regular Expression"

4. Then press Replace All

You can test it and see the results for your specific example at regex101.

Answer 2

In Notepad++, ctrl+h brings up the replace menu. I do not know if there is a character limit, but that should be all you need.

Answer 3

Notepad++ sometimes get wrong results when using variables like $var but most of the times with tags doesn't happen, so simple as pressing ctrl + H gets you the replace tab and search for the string.

Or as @Mike Christensen said are you looking for a regular expression solution?