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Delete short lines in Notepad++

How can I delete short two-character lines in a text file using Notepad++

This is an original test file:

U70779 Especial
P160993 Especial
DV
P091262
HX
HkP095379 E
Ty
TP
P204406
Da
AC
Arturo Cobo Lopez
B022725 Regular
MM

This is the expected file:

U70779 Especial
P160993 Especial
P091262
HkP095379 E
P204406
Arturo Cobo Lopez
B022725 Regular
Solution

  • You may try the following find and replace, in regex mode:

    Find:    ^\w{2}$\R?
Replace: (empty)

    Here is a running regex demo.