| User: Aaron -- 2013-12-15 << 1159 1161 >> |
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| Type: Advanced search and replace |
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| Description: |
| I would like to change all occurrences of a word in text lines both inside and outside brackets as follows: 1. Change all WORD1 inside brackets only to WORD2 2. Change all WORD1 outside brackets only to WORD2 |
| Input Sample: |
| input txt: aaaaaaaa WORD1 bbbbbbbb cccccc (ddddddd WORD1 eeeee etc.) |
| Output Sample: |
| output case1: aaaaaaaa WORD2 bbbbbbbb cccccc (ddddddd WORD1 eeeee etc.) output case2: aaaaaaaa WORD1 bbbbbbbb cccccc (ddddddd WORD2 eeeee etc.) |
| Answer: |
| Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" on windows platform to finish following steps. |
| To change all WORD1 inside bracket to WORD2: 1. ctrl-o open text file 2. ctrl-h open 'replace' dialogue * set 'search for pattern' to: * set 'replace with pattern' to: 3. click 'replace', done. To change all WORD1 outside bracket to WORD2: Same as above, except that change 'search for pattern' to: Note: assume all brackets are appeared in pair with normal order, and no bracket is inside another pair of bracket, like (aaa(aaa)aaa) |
Screenshot 1: Replace_Window |
Screenshot 2: Replace_Window |
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| Keywords: |
| brackets bracket except aaa inside same order ass sum app ctrl h replace brackets search and replace word order except search text order lines text file replace another another file only search text change word |