<![CDATA[How to batch remove all lines after the nth line?]]>I have a bunch of text files each having a different number of lines. I want to keep only the first 100 lines in each file. How can I do that?
Thanks in advance,
Mel

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/24422/how-to-batch-remove-all-lines-after-the-nth-lineRSS for NodeWed, 15 Jul 2026 10:09:11 GMTMon, 01 May 2023 07:23:48 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How to batch remove all lines after the nth line? on Mon, 01 May 2023 12:12:56 GMT]]>@melanievt

Learn more to be able to apply such techniques on your own in the future; start HERE.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/86052https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/86052Mon, 01 May 2023 12:12:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to batch remove all lines after the nth line? on Mon, 01 May 2023 10:36:08 GMT]]>Works like a charm! Thank you very much @Alan-Kilborn🙏🏽

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/86047https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/86047Mon, 01 May 2023 10:36:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to batch remove all lines after the nth line? on Mon, 01 May 2023 09:47:39 GMT]]>@melanievt

Find: \A(?-s)(?:^.*\R){100}\K(?s).*
Replace: nothing
Search mode: Regular expression

Suggest backing up all of your data before trying this.

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