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regexreplacefindnotepad++replaceall

Notepad ++ : How to Replace as the description

I have lines like these

abye/>abye
abys/>abys
aced/>aced
aces/>aces

I want it like this 

abye
abys
aced
aces

Is it possible? If it is then please someone show me the way.

Solution

  • The below regex would remove all the characters from start upto the />

    Regex:

    ^.*\/>

    REplacement string:

    Empty string

    OR

    The below regex would remove all the characters from /> upto the end.

    Regex:

    \/>.*$

    Replacement string:

    Empty string

    Pattern Explanation:

    • \/> matches the literal /> symbols.
    • .* matches any character but not of new line character.
    • $ End of the line.

    By replacing all the matched characters with an empty string, you get only the part before />