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multi-line xml regex in sublime

I have a large logfile (+100 000 lines) in XML like so:

<container>
   <request:getApples xml="...">
     ...
   </request:getApples>
   <request:getOranges xml="...">
     ...
   </request:getOranges>
</container>
...

I want to extract the :getXXXX part to

getApples
getOranges

by doing a regex find & replace in Sublime Text 2.

Something like

Find:      [^(request:)]*(.*) xml
Replace:   $1\n

Any regex masters that can assist?

Solution

  • Correcting mart1n's answer and actually using ST2 and your sample input, I came up with the following:

    First, CtrlA to select all. Then, CtrlH, 

    Search: .*?(get\w+) .*
Replace: $1

    Replace All

    Then,

    Search: ^[^get].*$
Replace: nothing

    Replace All

    Finally,

    Search: ^\n
Replace: nothing

    Replace All

    And you're left with:

    getApples
getOranges