Find and replace

[Arejay]

Hi,

New to group and BBEdit.

I need to find and replace a line return with \\ plus a line return i.e.

\r with \\\r

but it doesn't work.

I'm guessing this is because they are special characters.

Can anyone help please?

Thanks

[jj]

Did you check the "Grep" checkbox in the "Find" window ?

[Arejay]

I did, it replaces the line return with \(line return)

[Kerri Hicks]

Find: \r

Replace: \\\\\r

seems to do what you are looking for.

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[Robert Fairbrother]

Excellent - it is indeed! 

Thank you very much Kerri.

I won't ask how the engine works  - I'll just keep driving!

Thanks again.

Is there some way of marking the question as answered or closed - I wouldn't like to fall foul of protocol.

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[Patrick Woolsey]

On Jul 08, 2021, at 10:16, Robert Fairbrother <robertjfa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Excellent - it is indeed!
> Thank you very much Kerri.
> I won't ask how the engine works - I'll just keep driving!
> Thanks again.

In case you ever need to manipulate such characters again, please see the section titled "Special Characters" in Chapter 7 of the included PDF manual (which you can open at any time via Help -> User Manual).

> Is there some way of marking the question as answered or closed - I wouldn't like to fall foul of protocol.

Nothing so formal here. :-)


Regards,

Patrick Woolsey
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