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    How to return multiple lines before and after the search term

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    • Matthew Hinkle
      Matthew Hinkle last edited by

      Hi, I can’t seem to find this but when using the search tool, it only returns the line with the search term–is there a way to make it return 3 or 4 lines before and after the search term?

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      • Scott Sumner
        Scott Sumner @Matthew Hinkle last edited by

        @Matthew-Hinkle

        Not natively, but you could give the LineFilter2 plugin a try. It has options to show lines before and after matches:

        Not sure if this is a downside for you or not, but it puts the results in a new editor tab window…

        If this (or ANY posting on the Notepad++ Community site) is useful, don’t reply with a “thanks”, simply up-vote ( click the ^ in the ^ 0 v area on the right ).

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