Notepad++ search and replace with current line number

command linenotepadregex

I am using notepad++ and am using it to create 200 copy commands. Each line starts

copy \\server\\folder\a.pdf 1.pdf

I want the 1.pdf to be a different file name for each line so I was thinking of having the number be based on the current line number. Is this possible using regex in notepad++?

I was hoping I could do a regex find and replace where I was finding $ (end of line) and replacing it with 

$(CURRENT_LINE).pdf

but current line variable is not accessible here.

Does anyone know if I can do this?

Best Answer

You can use ALT to select column, and next navigate to edit-> column editor in order to insert increasing numbers.

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