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568.Regular expression replace -- How to change all letters that come after the word "password:" to ***** ?

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How to change all letters that come after the word "password:" to ***** ?
I have some log files that has password included, how to replace the with *?
Input Sample:
......
......username: user1
... password: abcdefg
......
Output Sample:
......
......username: user1
... password: *******
......
Answer:
Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" on windows platform to finish following steps.
1. ctrl-o open source text file
2. ctrl-h open replace window
* in 'search for pattern', enter:

* in 'replace with pattern', enter:

3. click "Replace", done!

Note: regular expression (?<=password: )\S+ matches letters that preceded by "password: "

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