有没有办法在 Notepad++ 中替换整个段落

Question

I am trying to replace in Notepad++ using the Replace module, the below paragraph in html (i have 30 html file, and need to replace the below in all of them)

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var slideInterval=20000;
var slideTransition=3500;
var slideArray=["/background1.jpg","background2.jpg"];
jQuery.fx.interval=33;
// -->
</script>

But Notepad++ doesn't let me replace unless it's a line instead of a paragraph, and if i put everything on one line to replace, i will have another problems to worry about in my html. I hope you have a work around on that.

Answer 1

I found a good way to use a multi-line "find" or "replace". I just copy pasted the paragraph into the Ctrl+H "find" field, then brought another paragraph and pasted it into the "replace" field. Notepad++ will show a tabbed space that means a line break. And voila, you can "Replace in all open documents" with just a single click.

NB: the "copy" operation should be within Notepad++, otherwise it would paste only the first line in either fields.

Update: To be clearer about my answer, i found out that Notepad++ will let me only Paste once. That means, if i Copy a paragraph, i can paste it WITH its line break in the "find" field for example but if i paste it another time in the replace field, it will paste only the first line. Hence, no more than 1 "paste" operation is allowed into the Ctrl+H box in case i want to "paste" the line break.

So, in order for this to be done, first, i select any text i want and Ctrl+C on it, then, i go for the paragraph to be found, i just "Select" it and hit Ctrl+H : Notepad++ automatically shows the already selected text into the "find" field. Secondly, we "Paste" the text that's already in our clipboard into the "Replace" field. And the line breaks are here!

In brief: Select text --> Ctrl+C --> Select text --> Ctrl+H --> Ctrl+V in "replace field"

Answer 2

I think I found a guide that describes what you're looking for. The author has examples and the results, and some multi-line replacements are included. You should be able to extrapolate what he does over multiple files by clicking "Replace All in All Opened Documents".

http://markantoniou.blogspot.com/2008/06/notepad-how-to-use-regular-expressions.html