Difference between revisions of "Remove everything after a specific character"
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* Leave the '''Replace with :''' string blank | * Leave the '''Replace with :''' string blank | ||
* Press '''Replace''' or '''Replace All''' | * Press '''Replace''' or '''Replace All''' | ||
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| + | '''Explanation of Regular Expression''' | ||
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| + | \ General escape character | ||
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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
\<Charachter to find>.+
- Leave the Replace with : string blank
- Press Replace or Replace All
Explanation of Regular Expression
\ General escape character . Any character + One or more the previous character