How would I delete the first 27 characters from every line Notepad++?

Use regular expression search, search for ^........................... and replace with (empty string).

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Unfortunately, Notepad++ does not support repetition counts like ^.{27} — the SciTE regexp documentation applies here as well.


Alternatively, use rectangular multi-line selection (press Alt while selecting) to select these first 27 characters in every line, then press Delete or Backspace.

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Using Unix tools (e.g. Cygwin, UnxUtils) you can use cut -c28- or sed -E "s|^.{27}||" instead. At least, these are the Linux command line calls you'd use...


UPD: Now Notepad++ does support following repetition: ^.{27} But now you notepad++ will repeat remove characters until more than 27, to avoid this you can use the following expression:

  • Find what: ^.{27}(.*)$
  • Replace with: $1

Below is the macro way. This is more intuitive for non-technical people:

1) Place cursor on the first line (any cursor position)

2) Click : Macro -> Start Recording

3) Do the following key press activities:

* Press the Home key  
* Press Delete key 27 times (till you reach the intended character)
* Press down arrow button. 

4) Click : Macro -> Stop Recording

5) Click : Run Macro Multiple times -> select Run until the end of file -> click Run.

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