Notepad++ Find and Replace Within a Constant String
Using Notepad++ I Have the Following Text. This Little Piggy Went to Market, \Textbf{Smith1774} This Little \Textbf{Ben1864} Piggy Stayed \Textbf{Mueller2867}...
Using notepad++ I have the following text.
This little piggy went to market, \textbf{smith1774}
This little \textbf{ben1864} piggy stayed \textbf{mueller2867} home,
This little piggy had roast beef
Now I want to remove the \text{} but keep the text in the middle.
I cant do a simple search and replace in two steps (\text{ + }) as my document contains {} in other positions.....
2 Answers
You can do it following these steps:
- open find and replace dialog (CTRL+H)
- make sure "regular expression" box is checked
- find what:
\\textbf\{([^}]*)\} - replace to:
$1
You can test is here
An alternative approach is to use a non-greedy wildcard (.*?) in the capturing group.
Search for:
\\textbf\{(.*?)\}
Replace with:
\1
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