Batch delete a RANGE OF LINES in multiple files?
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I am editing files in Poser Pro 11. They are text files that define the location and poses of rigged 3D objects. This is irrelevant info, but I provide it in case someone asks thinking that the language somehow matters to the task at hand.
I have a range of text that I would like to delete from 50+ files.
The text starts on line 10 and ends on line 57.In each of those files, I want to delete that range. Please note:
- Although the opening is unique, the closing is not (there are LOTS of quadruple closing brackets in this file).
- Rather than figure out some workaround about searching for a string of info (that occasionally changes: sometimes there is an extra space in there after a number or bracket), I would rather just delete the range of lines.
Is this possible?
If not, I am open to other suggestions. But please be mindful – the closing range is not unique.Sample of the text (copied from Notepad++)
actor hip:1
{
channels
{
rotateY yrot
{
keys
{
k 0 -110
}
}
rotateZ zrot
{
keys
{
k 0 -0
}
}
rotateX xrot
{
keys
{
k 0 -5
}
}
translateX xtran
{
keys
{
k 0 0
}
}
translateY ytran
{
keys
{
k 0 -0.00400003
}
}
translateZ ztran
{
keys
{
k 0 0
}
}
}
} -
Here’s a technique you might try (try it on ONE file, first, of course, and have backups of your data at all times!)
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Find:(?s)(?<!\x0A)^((?:.*?\R){9})(?:.*?\R){48}
Replace:\1
Search mode: Regular expressionWhat this does is match the first 57 lines, but it captures only the first 9 lines. Then it replaces the whole first-57-line blob with what was captured (i.e., the first 9 lines). Thus, effectively lines 10-57 get removed.
You may have to tweak the numbers in the find expression a bit, I tried it out on something much smaller.
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You have effectively blown my mind!
I’ll try it this evening and let you know if it works.
Thank you very much! -
Well…let’s see how it goes on your data…
