
For example the pattern value="(+)" would be better, since it is more specific and you will be sure that it will match only these lines. Please note that there many alternate and better ways of matching the aforementioned pattern. If you had two capture groups, for example (.*)="(\d+)", $1 will return the string value and $2 will return the number. So now in your replacement you can simply write $1, where $1 references to the value of the 1st capturing group and will return the number for each successful match. You can then use a capture group in your matching pattern, using parentheses ( and ), like that.

The most important part on this screen is the Search Mode options that set the. *"\d+" pattern and want to keep only the number. To open the replace screen, you type Ctrl+H or in the menu Search > Replace. Here everything before the character : is searched and replaced. As an example search term functions here e.g. For this, only the use of RegEx expressions is necessary.

For example, let’s say that you want to match each of the following lines value="4" Using regex in BASH script to grab filename/type recently created as output by command earlier in the sequence. All characters before a certain character in Notepad ++ can be easily found and replaced with Find & Replace. Then if you check the “Regular expression” button and you want in your replacement to use a part of your matching pattern, you must use “capture groups” (read more on google).

In Notepad++ to replace, hit Ctrl+ H to open the Replace menu.
