How do I use the find and replace function in notepad to delete multiple blank lines in a text file?
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How do I use the find and replace function in notepad to delete multiple blank lines in a text file?
Best Answer
Within notepad there is no way to use the Find and Replace and target blank lines. Consider Notepad++ and the regex search and replace.
You can use
\r\n
to find blank lines from text files made within Windows,\r
for Mac and\n
for Linux.I believe a default install actually comes with TextFX to make your life even easier, it has an option to delete blank lines: