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This group is for sharing knowledge regarding the use of Bare Bones Software's flagship product BBEdit. Topics include the creation and/or sharing of AppleScripts and grep patterns, etc.

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10/3/19

[ANN] BBEdit 13 Pricing

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10/3/19

10/3/19

[ANN] BBEdit 13.0

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[ANN] BBEdit 13.0

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10/3/19

Rich Siegel, … @lbutlr5

4/5/19

[ANN] BBEdit in the Mac App Store

On 4 Apr 2019, at 11:20, Rich Siegel <sie...@barebones.com> wrote: > We're pleased to

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[ANN] BBEdit in the Mac App Store

On 4 Apr 2019, at 11:20, Rich Siegel <sie...@barebones.com> wrote: > We're pleased to

4/5/19

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May 5

[ANN] BBEdit 15.5 (15C59) pre-release

Good morning, We're working on a feature update to BBEdit 15, and a pre-release version is now

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[ANN] BBEdit 15.5 (15C59) pre-release

Good morning, We're working on a feature update to BBEdit 15, and a pre-release version is now

May 5

Christopher Finazzo, Rich Siegel3

May 1

Disable matched tags highlighting

Oops. At first, I thought it might have something to do with my specific color schemes as a number of

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Disable matched tags highlighting

Oops. At first, I thought it might have something to do with my specific color schemes as a number of

May 1

Christopher Finazzo2

Apr 29

Validator errors with an empty file?

Fixed in 15C57. On Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:11:51 PM UTC-4 Christopher Finazzo wrote:

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Validator errors with an empty file?

Fixed in 15C57. On Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:11:51 PM UTC-4 Christopher Finazzo wrote:

Apr 29

Apr 28

[ANN] BBEdit 15.5 (15C57) pre-release

Good morning, We're working on a feature update to BBEdit 15, and a pre-release version is now

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[ANN] BBEdit 15.5 (15C57) pre-release

Good morning, We're working on a feature update to BBEdit 15, and a pre-release version is now

Apr 28

Apr 21

[ANN] BBEdit 15.5 (15C55) pre-release

Good morning, We're working on a feature update to BBEdit 15, and a pre-release version is now

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[ANN] BBEdit 15.5 (15C55) pre-release

Good morning, We're working on a feature update to BBEdit 15, and a pre-release version is now

Apr 21

Apr 14

[ANN] BBEdit 15.5 (15C51) pre-release

Good morning, We're working on a feature update to BBEdit 15, and a pre-release version is now

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[ANN] BBEdit 15.5 (15C51) pre-release

Good morning, We're working on a feature update to BBEdit 15, and a pre-release version is now

Apr 14

Vlad Ghitulescu, … GP27

Apr 12

How to filter / sort CSV-files by certain columns?

Hey all, GP helped me with this "mystery": Unfortunately I did NOT include any regular

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How to filter / sort CSV-files by certain columns?

Hey all, GP helped me with this "mystery": Unfortunately I did NOT include any regular

Apr 12

Otto Munters, … GP6

Apr 8

Punctuation mark is not included in correct capture group

Thank you all. Got it working! Otto Op dinsdag 8 april 2025 om 18:53:43 UTC+2 schreef flet...@cumuli.

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Punctuation mark is not included in correct capture group

Thank you all. Got it working! Otto Op dinsdag 8 april 2025 om 18:53:43 UTC+2 schreef flet...@cumuli.

Apr 8

Zax, Ulrich Kapp3

Apr 8

BBEdit 15.1.4: bug with Applescript

Thanks for your reply, and for the link. I wasn't aware of this AppleScript issue with nested

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BBEdit 15.1.4: bug with Applescript

Thanks for your reply, and for the link. I wasn't aware of this AppleScript issue with nested

Apr 8

Otto Munters, … GP7

Apr 8

Grep pattern needed, part 2

Thanks a lot for all help. This problem is solved, I've found the working pattern! Otto Op

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Grep pattern needed, part 2

Thanks a lot for all help. This problem is solved, I've found the working pattern! Otto Op

Apr 8

Otto Munters, … Rick Gordon4

Apr 7

Grep pattern needed

If you add (?-i) to the start of the string, it will work regardless of the Case-sensitive setting.

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Grep pattern needed

If you add (?-i) to the start of the string, it will work regardless of the Case-sensitive setting.

Apr 7

Christopher Finazzo, … GP3

Apr 6

Run multiple Preview Filters simultaneously

Jean Jourdain's solution will work with some fine point additions. 1. The Strip_YAML.pl and

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Run multiple Preview Filters simultaneously

Jean Jourdain's solution will work with some fine point additions. 1. The Strip_YAML.pl and

Apr 6

Kim Mosley, GP2

Apr 5

Need Grep Pattern

BBEdit's Pattern Playground is a big help in constructing grep find and replace patterns. If you

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Need Grep Pattern

BBEdit's Pattern Playground is a big help in constructing grep find and replace patterns. If you

Apr 5

Phil Eldridge, David G Wagner2

Apr 2

Use Bbedit to add a suffix to a repeated text pattern

Find: (V\d{4}) Replace: \1_NEW You do not state if there is carriage return or other data that could

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Use Bbedit to add a suffix to a repeated text pattern

Find: (V\d{4}) Replace: \1_NEW You do not state if there is carriage return or other data that could

Apr 2

G. Antoine, … GP4

Apr 1

Use BBedit for batch encoding conversion

That would be a good reason to get the full licence Le vendredi 28 mars 2025 à 00:09:48 UTC+1, GP a

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Use BBedit for batch encoding conversion

That would be a good reason to get the full licence Le vendredi 28 mars 2025 à 00:09:48 UTC+1, GP a

Apr 1

Mar 26

Commands menu position on screen is inconsistent

Checked on BBEdit version: 15.1.4 (15B64), macOS version: 15.3.2 (24D2082), and there's no

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Commands menu position on screen is inconsistent

Checked on BBEdit version: 15.1.4 (15B64), macOS version: 15.3.2 (24D2082), and there's no

Mar 26

Ross Olson, Rich Siegel3

Mar 26

Sorting of Unicode vulgar fractions

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 3:02:59 PM UTC-7 Rich Siegel wrote: > "Sort numbers by value

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Sorting of Unicode vulgar fractions

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 3:02:59 PM UTC-7 Rich Siegel wrote: > "Sort numbers by value

Mar 26

trillas...@gmail.com

Mar 26

Abridged summary of bbedit@googlegroups.com - 15 updates in 4 topics

To harness the power of BBEdit effectively, especially when dealing with large CSV files or

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Abridged summary of bbedit@googlegroups.com - 15 updates in 4 topics

To harness the power of BBEdit effectively, especially when dealing with large CSV files or

Mar 26

Lloyd Ollmann, … GP4

Mar 25

Align comment fields in old assembly sources

In MPW we could use the ® operator to tag/capture a found expression and use the tag in the

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Align comment fields in old assembly sources

In MPW we could use the ® operator to tag/capture a found expression and use the tag in the

Mar 25

Matthew Galaher, GP2

Mar 21

email header syntax coloring?

A Grok 3 query turned up "Super Simple Email Codeless Language Module for BBEdit" (https://

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email header syntax coloring?

A Grok 3 query turned up "Super Simple Email Codeless Language Module for BBEdit" (https://

Mar 21

Rich Siegel, Darren Duncan2

Mar 17

Looking for FTPS support?

I assume this is distinct from the SFTP support built-in now for open/save etc. I rely on the SFTP

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Looking for FTPS support?

I assume this is distinct from the SFTP support built-in now for open/save etc. I rely on the SFTP

Mar 17

Rick Gordon, Neil Faiman3

Mar 15

Any Way to Suppress or Change HTML Errors/Warnings for Document Syntax?

Thanks. So just surrounding img tags with those commented BBEdit commands does the trick. Rick Gordon

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Any Way to Suppress or Change HTML Errors/Warnings for Document Syntax?

Thanks. So just surrounding img tags with those commented BBEdit commands does the trick. Rick Gordon

Mar 15

Martin Post, jj2

Mar 8

Keyboard shortcut to select / tab through HTML attributes?

Hi Martin, This regex will select the content of a double quote string after a '=' or a '

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Keyboard shortcut to select / tab through HTML attributes?

Hi Martin, This regex will select the content of a double quote string after a '=' or a '

Mar 8

Otto Munters, … GP6

Feb 19

Divide subtitles more evenly

Thanks you for your help Mark and GP. I succeeded by making a textfactory, which repeats a series of

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Divide subtitles more evenly

Thanks you for your help Mark and GP. I succeeded by making a textfactory, which repeats a series of

Feb 19

e2o, Tom Robinson3

Feb 6

Sort text by chunks

Sweet! Thanks! On Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 12:15:10 PM UTC-7 Tom Robinson wrote: You can do

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Sort text by chunks

Sweet! Thanks! On Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 12:15:10 PM UTC-7 Tom Robinson wrote: You can do

Feb 6

PlushElderGod, Patrick Woolsey3

Feb 4

Soft-wrap indentation, use "First Line" and "Reverse" behavior in the same document?

Thanks for the explanation, Patrick. Much appreciated. I will submit a support ticket with a feature

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Soft-wrap indentation, use "First Line" and "Reverse" behavior in the same document?

Thanks for the explanation, Patrick. Much appreciated. I will submit a support ticket with a feature

Feb 4

Jim McIntosh, … David Viard11

Jan 23

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.barebones.bbedit.plist ???

I don't have it on my Mac Le mer. 22 janv. 2025 à 22:58, john springer <jo...@digitalmx.com>

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/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.barebones.bbedit.plist ???

I don't have it on my Mac Le mer. 22 janv. 2025 à 22:58, john springer <jo...@digitalmx.com>

Jan 23

Samuel Arnet, … Watts Martin4

Jan 22

GREP: lower case > upper case

Thank you both for your help. The GREP replacement works perfectly. (The Capitalize Lines approach

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GREP: lower case > upper case

Thank you both for your help. The GREP replacement works perfectly. (The Capitalize Lines approach

Jan 22

Otto Munters, … john Mitchell8

Jan 16

tks Roland - will experiment! On 17 Jan 2025, at 09:43, Roland Küffner <medien...@gmail.com

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tks Roland - will experiment! On 17 Jan 2025, at 09:43, Roland Küffner <medien...@gmail.com

Jan 16

Jan 14

Moving Backups Folder to Dropbox

If anyone else stumbles on this, here is the fix. I had to create a symlink from "~/Library/

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Moving Backups Folder to Dropbox

If anyone else stumbles on this, here is the fix. I had to create a symlink from "~/Library/

Jan 14

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