@Vasile-Caraus ,
Here are some takeaways from this problem. Hopefully, you will remember these, and act accordingly in the future:
The documentation at
https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/searching/ describes all the proper syntax for searching and replacements. In it, you would find the list of \-escapes that are allowed in the REPLACE WITH field (
https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/searching/#substitution-escape-sequences). You will notice that the \s and \S are
not valid sequences in that field, as
@guy038 tried to explain.
If you want to search for text that contains spaces, the space character or escape sequence must go in the FIND WHAT, not in the REPLACE WITH
The quality of answers you receive is directly proportional to the quality of the question you ask
Other advice: you have been pointed to the documentation many times over your 5+ years of visiting this forum. You should take advantage of that resource, and read and study that document.
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