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I usually use Notepad++ for programming, but recently I started doing some writing in it as well.
Writing usually involves long paragraphs with no line breaks, and currently those are displayed in one row, which is extremely inconvenient.
How can I get N++ to to split lines? I believe that the option is called "split lines" in Gedit.
Another response after the update...
If the text is in this format you should be able to do a find and replace using the following:
Set the search mode in Notepad++ to "Extended" first.
Set "Find What" to "\t\r\n" and "Replace With" left blank.
That should search and replace for the pattern TAB CR LF as in the text above.
Hit Ctrl+H to access the Replace dialog, tick Regular expression, and enter the above expressions. Here it is in text:
Find what: (.+)\r\n(.+)\r\n(.+)
Replace with: \1\t\2\t\3\t (the last \t is optional; you won't visually notice any difference if you remove it, unless you are expecting the line to end with a tab character)
Replace \r\n in the "Find what:" with:
\n if you are editing a file with UNIX-style line endings (linefeed only)\r\n if you are editing a file with Windows-style line endings (carriage return followed by line feed; in this case, you don't need to modify the original regex)\r if you are editing a file with traditional Mac-style line endings (carriage return only)You can find out which line ending you're using by examining the status bar at the bottom of the Notepad++ window. It will say "Dos\Windows", etc.
If your file has inconsistent line endings (which is a bad thing in general, but not impossible) and you want to replace all possible types of newlines in one go:
Find what: (.+)(\r|\n)+(.+)(\r|\n)+(.+)
Replace with: \1\t\3\t\5\t
You can learn more about regular expressions here.
Best Answer
Go to View -> Word Wrap. Make sure that is checked.