Notepad++ - Remove Line

This post explains How to remove the line that contains text in Notepad++. Use the Find and replace feature using regular expressions. the third way. For example, File content with the following content.

This is test content
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This is a test of Java content5
This is test content
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You want to remove the lines that contain the text java in the file.

Notepad++ provides find and replace features to edit and remove lines using regular expressions.

How to remove every line that contains text in Notepad++

There are multiple ways we can remove it.

One way is a bookmark feature.

• Open the search menu > select Find Menu item, or use the shortcut (Ctrl + F)

• It shows the Find window popup

• Go to the tab mark, Select or check the following things. - Find what: java - Check Bookmark Line - Click on the Mark All Button, It does bookmark all the matched lines - Close Find window

• Next, Go to Search > Bookmark > Remove Bookmarked Lines

• It removes all the lines that are bookmarked in the text file.

Another way, use regular expression with the find and replace feature in Notepad++.

Following are steps

• Open the search menu > select Replace Menu item or use the shortcut (Ctrl + H)

• It opens the Find and Replaces popup

• Please select the following options in the popup

  • Find what: .*java.*\r?\n
  • Replace With space(``).
  • Search Mode: Check the Regular Expression radio button
  • Click on the Replace All button, It removes the line that contains the text java in the text file and can be saved.
  • Following is the output

        This is test content
        This is test content4
        This is test content
        This is test content
        This is test content