Difference between revisions of "Remove everything before a specific character"
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* In '''Find what:''' string write the following regex pattern | * In '''Find what:''' string write the following regex pattern | ||
| − | '''^.+[< | + | '''^.+[<Character to find>]''' |
* Leave the '''Replace with :''' string blank | * Leave the '''Replace with :''' string blank | ||
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'''Explanation of Regular Expression''' | '''Explanation of Regular Expression''' | ||
| − | + | ^ Beginning of the string | |
| − | ^ Beginning of the string | + | . Any character |
| − | + | + One or more the previous character | |
| − | . Any character | + | [ ] One character of |
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| − | + One or more the previous character | + | |
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| − | [ ] One character of | + | |
Latest revision as of 01:42, 8 August 2016
- In an open document
- press Ctrl-H
- Set the search Mode to Regular expression
- In Find what: string write the following regex pattern
^.+[<Character to find>]
- Leave the Replace with : string blank
- Press Replace or Replace All
Explanation of Regular Expression
^ Beginning of the string . Any character + One or more the previous character [ ] One character of