@CodeBiene said: MenuIcons (2.0.7) This is most likely not a N++ issue but that plugin one: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/16798 https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/16867 @CodeBiene said: files are prefixed with a star “*” This is not a N++ feature but that plugin one. Seems it causes more problems than benefits: https://github.com/francostellari/NppPlugins/issues/71#issuecomment-4321741836

@guy038 This method can be used to skip a string and replace part of a shorter, similar string, even when it precedes the long string. So, if the input text is:- abc abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz We can get an output like this:- ABC abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz By using this in the Find and Replace fields respectively with the “matches newline” box unticked (unchecked): FIND (?-s)abc.*xyz(*SKIP)(*F)|abc REPLACE \U$0 I am posting this here for the benefit of people who land on this page after searching online for something similar

@Scott-Nielson @guy038 has given a good explanation of the (*SKIP)(*FAIL) method at https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/26812/generic-regex-how-to-use-the-couple-of-backtracking-control-verbs-skip-fail-or-skip-f-in-regexes/5 - in fact I recommend everyone who lands on this page after searching online, to read that explanation and understand it!