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Replace new lines with a comma delimiter with Notepad++?

I have a Notepad++ question.

How can I take the below words in Notepad++ (which is on different lines)

Apples
Apricots
Pear
Avocados
Bananas

And turn them into a paragraph with a comma at the end of each one? Like this:

Apples, Apricots, Pear, Avocados, Bananas
Solution

  • Open the find and replace dialog (press CTRL+H).

    Then select Regular expression in the 'Search Mode' section at the bottom.

    In the Find what field enter this: [\r\n]+

    In the Replace with: , 

    There is a space after the comma.

    This will also replace lines like

    Apples

Apricots
Pear

Avocados
Bananas

    Where there are empty lines.

    If your lines have trailing blank spaces you should remove those first. The simplest way to achieve this is

    EDIT -> Blank Operations -> Trim Trailing Space

    OR

    TextFX -> TextFX Edit -> Trim trailing spaces

    Be sure to set the Search Mode to "Regular expression".