Backslash Expressions are a simple substitute for Regular Expressions that work in some simple use cases.
Note: Backslash Expressions and Regular Expressions should not be used together, as one will override the other.
| Text | Replacement |
|---|---|
\t |
Tab |
\r |
Carriage-return (CR) |
\n |
Line-feed (LF), aka unix-style line ending |
\r\n |
CR+LF, aka windows-style line ending |
| Description | Text | Search | Replace | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turn unix-style line endings to windows-style (LF->CRLF) | Line 1 ''LF''\ Line2 ''LF'' | \n |
\r\n |
Line 1 ''CRLF''\ Line 2 ''CRLF'' |
| Replace two blank lines with one (windows-style line endings) | Line 1\ \ \ Line 4 | \r\n\r\n |
\r\n |
Line 1\ Line 4 |