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
  
   '''^.+[<Charachter to find>]'''
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   '''^.+[<Character to find>]'''
  
 
* 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'''
 
'''Explanation of Regular Expression'''

Revision as of 05:56, 20 July 2016

Back to Useful Tips

  • 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