ADD A LINE AT THE END

[Memole1990]

Hello, I am novice to NotePad.

I would need to add a new line of text after certain lines already present (not all of them).

I tried with:
Find what: $
Replace with: \r

But in this way he adds a new line to me at the end of all the lines already present.

How could I do that? Thank you very much!

[Alan Kilborn]

@memytim93

Well you’d have to start by specifying how to identify these “certain lines already present”, i.e., what makes them special? There has to be a pattern to it otherwise it can’t be done.

[guy038]

Hello, @memytim19 and All,

Well, it depends on the location where you want to insert this new line :

• If you want to insert this new line at the very end of current file :

  • SEARCH \z

  • REPLACE \r\n

• If you vant to insert this new line after the Nth first lines of current file

  • SEARCH (?-s)\A((?:.*\R){N})

  • REPLACE \1\r\n

• If you want to insert this new line after the line ( or each line ) containing the named string String

  • SEARCH (?-s)(?<=String)(.*\R)

  • REPLACE \1\r\n

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For instance, given this INPUT text :

This is a
small example
of text
to test the
regexes
Hope this test will
be OK

The first regex S/R would produce :

This is a
small example
of text
to test the
regexes
Hope this test will
be OK

The regex S/R :

• SEARCH (?-s)\A((?:.*\R){5})

• REPLACE \1\r\n

gives the following OUTPUT text :

This is a
small example
of text
to test the
regexes

Hope this test will
be OK

and, finally, the regex S/R :

• SEARCH (?-s)(?<=test)(.*\R)

• REPLACE \1\r\n

would return :

This is a
small example
of text
to test the

regexes
Hope this test will

be OK

Best Regards,

guy038

P.S. :

Of course, select the Regular expression search mode and tick the Wrap around option !

[Memole1990]

@guy038 Thank you very much, it’s perfect, I still have a lot to learn

[guy038]

Hi, @memytim19,

Just look here for documentation

BR

guy038