Parameter to Remove line numbers from Find results

Gábor és Andi

I am browsing large text files (logs) with Notepad++.
When I search (CTRL+F) for a word (eg. “error”) N++ generates a Find result, where the line numbers are always present. These
numbers have different identication depending on the length of line number.
Line 9: ERROR MESSAGE: 0025 0000 abcd 0000 00 00 0000 CC42 0000
Line 63: ERROR MESSAGE: 0026 0000 abcd 0000 00 00 0000 CE34 0000
Line 101: ERROR MESSAGE: 002A 0000 abcd 0000 00 00 0000 CC42 0000
Line 1209: ERROR MESSAGE: 009A 0000 abcd 0000 00 00 0000 CBB8 0000
When I copy this to another text file, I have to manually remove this unnecessary information, to get the useful data.
Would it be possible to implement a parameter to N++, like “Show line numbers in Find result” becomes optional?

Thank you.
Gabor

Scott Sumner

@Gábor-és-Andi

Check out this posting, maybe it will help you: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/10436/containing-line-numbers-from-find-window-not-copied-anymore/2

古旮

Donno about config, but using regex could be a solution.
Copy all the Find result to a new window

Line 9: ERROR MESSAGE: 0025 0000 abcd 0000 00 00 0000 CC42 0000
Line 63: ERROR MESSAGE: 0026 0000 abcd 0000 00 00 0000 CE34 0000
Line 101: ERROR MESSAGE: 002A 0000 abcd 0000 00 00 0000 CC42 0000
Line 1209: ERROR MESSAGE: 009A 0000 abcd 0000 00 00 0000 CBB8 0000

Then press ctrl+H, Finid What: ^[^:]*:, Replace With: <empty string>.
Then you get:

ERROR MESSAGE: 0025 0000 abcd 0000 00 00 0000 CC42 0000
ERROR MESSAGE: 0026 0000 abcd 0000 00 00 0000 CE34 0000
ERROR MESSAGE: 002A 0000 abcd 0000 00 00 0000 CC42 0000
ERROR MESSAGE: 009A 0000 abcd 0000 00 00 0000 CBB8 0000

cmeriaux

Guys, it’s already implemented
Do a right click and use “copy” built-in function.
It’s different that “select all” and “copy” with accelerator key