Difference between revisions of "Remove everything before 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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Latest revision as of 02:42, 8 August 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