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207.Advanced search and replace -- How to removing all leading zeros in a text file containing many numbers?

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Description:
How to removing all leading zeros in a text file containing many numbers?
Input Sample:
001.123.024.126
002.000.284.006
030.23.024.126
031.123.024.01
Output Sample:
1.123.24.126
2.0.284.6
30.23.24.126
31.123.24.1
Answer:
Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" on windows platform to finish following steps.
1. ctrl-o open source file
2. ctrl-o open 'Replace' dialog
* set 'search for pattern' to:

* set 'Replace with pattern' to:

3. click 'Replace', done!

Note: calc($match) will calculate value of $match, without leading zero.

Other examples:
calc($match,"03d") will fill zeros at the beginning of result if the length of result is less than 3.
calc($match,"3d") will fill spaces at the beginning of result if the length of result is less than 3.
calc($match,"-3d") will fill spaces at the end of result if the length of result is less than 3.
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