A DOS script master could probably do this with only shell commands in the batch file, but it is likely done easier by invoking some scripting language like AWK, PERL, or Python. It might even be possible using NPP, but I wouldn’t try to do it that way.

Hello Andrew,

An other formulation, which separates any text in blocks of five characters long, whatever they are, would be :

SEARCH .{5}(?=.)

REPLACE $0\x20

Notes :

The .{5} syntax matches for five consecutive standard characters

I added the look-ahead form (?=.) , just to ensure that NO extra-space will be added, at the end of each long-line scan

The $0 syntax represents the match of the whole regex, that is to say, any block of five characters

And \x20 is, simply, the hexadecimal form of the space character

Best Regards,

guy038

Hello, Dusty Pulver,

An other simple possibility, that does not need any plugin, would be :

Sort your file, with the native N+++ sort ( menu option Edit - Line Operations - Sort Lines Lexicographically Ascending )

Move to the beginning of your file ( CTRL + Origin )

Open the Replace dialog ( CTRL + H )

Perform the S/R, below, in Regular expression search mode :

SEARCH : (?-s)^(.*\R)\1+

REPLACE : \1

Notes :

The (?-s) modifier ensures that the dot will match standard characters, only, even if you previously checked the . matches newline option !

The \R stands for any kind of EOL character(s)

Best Regards,

guy038

@Heng-Yuan

UDL, afaik - no.
Python Script plugin and proper script - I guess.

Cheers
Claudia

@Javitxu-Namas

npp doesn’t know anything about mingw as well as nppexec.
You need to provide the information where to find the libraries, headers etc…
The example above should give you an idea what needs to be done.

// c Compiles without linking. // Dname=definition Defines a symbol (as with #define). // E Stop after the preprocessing stage. // g Produce debugging information. // I Searches the given directory for "includes". // llibname Searches the specified library when linking. // ofilename Names the output file. // -help Provides (some) help. // -version Displays the version number. g++ --version // print compiler version ENV_SET PATH = D:\ProgramData\Compiler\MinGW\bin;$(SYS.PATH) // extend path variable //g++ -Wall -g -std=c++11 -o $(NAME_PART).exe $(FULL_CURRENT_PATH) -Ld D:\ProgramData\Compiler\MinGW\lib\libshlwapi.a g++ -Wall -g -std=c++11 -o $(NAME_PART).exe $(FULL_CURRENT_PATH) -ID:\Repositories\boost\ $(NAME_PART).exe

Cheers
Claudia

@Leo-Nicholson

did you check whether one of already created udl fit your needs?

Cheers
Claudia

@usha-mandava

npp (or better plugin manager) sends an http get request to sourceforge server, nothing special. (TCP/PORT 80)
Could it be that you have multiple network interfaces in your pc? Routing issue?
Can you open sourceforge website on that pc?

Cheers
Claudia

Here’s an AWK script that can do the trick for you:

# If there is something other than whitespace on a line: NF { # Use the text as an array index and count how many times it appears Line[$0]++ } # Once the whole file is done, spit out every line that was duplicated 2 or more # times, the number of times they were duplcated. # # If Line[line] == 1, then the line appeared only 1 time (it is unique). # If Line[line] > 1, then the line appeared that many times. END { for (line in Line) { for (i = 1; Line[line] > 1 && i <= Line[line]; i++) { print line } } }

I use GNU AWK for windows (gawk.exe). If you save the script as dup.awk, then:

gawk -f .\dup.awk <name of your 90000 line file> > dupout.txt

will create dupout.txt with all the duplicated lines. I used the data in your original post and let the output go to standard out:

C:\temp\awk>type input.txt 919913209647 02:38:47 919979418778 02:57:03 918980055979 02:46:12 919428616318 02:46:32 919512672560 02:46:33 919512646084 02:46:52 919512497164 02:48:13 919512497164 02:48:13 919913029225 02:50:23 917567814941 03:02:35 919537722335 03:18:41 918980299814 03:24:49 919727009323 03:29:44 C:\temp\awk>gawk -f .\dup.awk input.txt 919512497164 02:48:13 919512497164 02:48:13 C:\temp\awk>

For the record, when I read something like the OP’s question, I presume that they have done their due diligence and have explored external options and have a good reason for wanting to do what they are asking about, inside Notepad++. Not always a good presumption, I guess, but this is a N++ forum, after all. :)

@Me-andmi

sorry, afaik there is no way currently to reassign it.
Do you know that you can assign shortcuts to the macro or
that you can put the macros into the context menu? Maybe a useful workaround?

Cheers
Claudia

how would I eliminate “I” from ([A-Z])

[A-HJ-Z]

This is probably the most straight forward way of doing it.

Since it can be made to look at 2 different files with the compare plugin and even to run sql queries, I’m a little surprised that it wouldn’t be easier. The ultimate solution (at least for my set up) would be a parser in PHP. I’ll get there but until then, Notepad++ has done wonders on the desktop. At least now I know not to look for this functionality based on your comment. You’ve saved me lots of time b/c I won’t go looking for ways to accomplish this in Notepad++. I hear you when you say it’s technically possible but not advisable. Thanks!

Fixed it

Which plugins is pending to install

Not sure exactly. There are a few plugins that need admin rights, such as PythonScript, XMLTools, and possibly a couple others. You may be able to find out if you take a look at the file I mention below…

How can I cancel that installation.

There should be a file somewhere called PluginManagerGpup.xml. If you delete that then you should be fine. Not sure where that will be stored exactly (maybe %APPDATA%?) since you are running a portable version.