How to compare two files in Notepad++
There is the “Compare” plugin. You can install it via Plugins > Plugin Manager. Alternatively you can install a specialized file compare software like WinMerge.
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Choose newline character in Notepad++
For any new document: Settings -> Preferences -> New Document (left pane) -> New Document (right pane) -> Format (Line ending) -> Windows (CR LF) / Unix (LF) / Macintosh (CR) And for an already-open document: Edit -> EOL Conversion
Replace new lines with a comma delimiter with Notepad++?
Open the find and replace dialog (press CTRL+H). Then select Regular expression in the ‘Search Mode’ section at the bottom. In the Find what field enter this: [\r\n]+ In the Replace with: , There is a space after the comma. This will also replace lines like Apples Apricots Pear Avocados Bananas Where there are empty … Read more
Auto-indent in Notepad++
Notepad++ will only auto-insert subsequent indents if you manually indent the first line in a block; otherwise you can re-indent your code after the fact using TextFX > TextFX Edit > Reindent C++ code.
Formatting code in Notepad++
TextFX -> HTML Tidy -> Tidy: Reindent XML Remember to have the HTML code selected before you do this.
How do I use Notepad++ (or other) with msysgit?
git config –global core.editor “‘C:/Program Files/Notepad++/notepad++.exe’ -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin” Or, for 64-bit Windows and a 32-bit install of Notepad++: git config –global core.editor “‘C:/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe’ -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin” Or, the following can be issued on the command line on either 32-bit or 64-bit Windows. It will pull the location of notepad++.exe from … Read more
Copy Notepad++ text with formatting?
Here is an image from notepad++ when you select text to copy as html. and how the formatted text looks like after pasting it in OneNote (similar to any other app that supports “Paste Special”):
How do I stop Notepad++ from showing autocomplete for all words in the file
Notepad++ provides 2 types of features: Auto-completion that read the open file and provide suggestion of words and/or functions within the file Suggestion with the arguments of functions (specific to the language) Based on what you write, it seems what you want is auto-completion on function only + suggestion on arguments. To do that, you … Read more
How can I convert uppercase letters to lowercase in Notepad++
Just select the text you want to change, right click and select UPPERCASE or lowercase depending on what you want.
Does Notepad++ show all hidden characters?
Yes, it does. The way to enable this depends on your version of Notepad++. On newer versions you can use: Menu View → Show Symbol → *Show All Characters` or Menu View → Show Symbol → Show White Space and TAB (Thanks to bers’ comment and bkaid’s answers below for these updated locations.) On older … Read more