Notepad++ Replace regex match for same text plus appending character
RegexReplaceNotepad++Regex Problem Overview
I have a file with text and numbers with a length of 5 (i.e. 12000
, 11153
, etc.). I want to append all of these numbers with a 0
. So 11153
becomes 111530
. Is this possible in Notepad++?
I know I can find all numbers with the following regex: [0-9]{5}
, but how can I replace these with the same number, plus an appending 0
?
In the replacement box I tried the following things:
[0-9]{5}0
- Which it took literally, so11153
was replaced with[0-9]{5}0
\10
- I read somewhere that\1
would take the match, but it doesn't seem to work. This will replace11153
with0
- EDIT:
\00
- Based on this SO answer I see I need to use\0
instead of\1
. It still doesn't work though. This will replace11153
with
So, I've got the feeling I'm close with the \1
or \0
, but not close enough.
Regex Solutions
Solution 1 - Regex
You are very near to the answer! What you missed is a capturing group.
Use this regex in "Find what" section:
([0-9]{5})
In "Replace with", use this:
\10
The (
and )
represent a capturing group. This essentially means that you capture your number, and then replace it with the same followed by a zero.
Solution 2 - Regex
You are very close. You need to add a capturing group to your regex by surrounding it with brackets. ([0-9]{5})
Then use \10
as the replacement. This is replacing the match with the text from group 1 followed by a zero.
Solution 3 - Regex
You can use \K
to reset.
\b\d{5}\b\K
And replace with 0
\b
matches a word boundary\d
is a short for digit[0-9]