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224.Advanced search and replace -- How to remove/delete all text enclosed by a pair of square bracket []?

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Description:
How to remove all text enclosed by a pair of square bracket []?
Input Sample:
sentence1[comments1]
sentence2[comments2]
...
Output Sample:
sentence1
sentence2
...
Answer:
Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" on windows platform to finish following steps.
1. ctrl-o open the text file
2. ctrl-h open 'Replace' dialog
in 'Replace' page:
* set 'Search for pattern' to:

* set 'Replace with pattern' to nothing
3. Click 'Replace', done!

Note: 
\[.*?\] is a regular expression, will match any characters enclosed by a pair of square bracket.
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