NotePad++ : How to delete a line ( also the next line) that contains a specific word?

Question

Let’s say for example we have this text and I want to delete every line that containts" delete me " and also the next line using NotePad++

a random text here1111
a random text here2222
a random text here delete me3333
a random text here 4444
delete me a random text here5555
a randomtext66666

So after applying what I want , the text is gonna be like this :

a random text here1111
a random text here2222

Possible duplicate of [Regex: Remove lines containing](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5876296/regex-remove-lines-containing) — Arno C, Dec 31 '17 at 12:44
@ArnoC this is not a duplicate , because in my case I want to delete two lines not only 1 — Chaouki Anass, Dec 31 '17 at 12:47
To clarify, just make a regex so that it selects said line and the next one. Then the problem is reduced to the post linked above me. — Arno C, Dec 31 '17 at 12:48
Also agree with @ArnoC A duplicate is not exact the same question, it is the same subject which is explained in the provided link. — Jorge Campos, Dec 31 '17 at 13:38

Toto · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-31T14:10:04.923

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Ctrl+H
Find what: .*delete me.*\R.*(?:\R|$)
Replace with: LEAVE EMPTY
check Wrap around
check Regular expression
DO NOT CHECK . matches newline
Replace all

Explanation:

.*delete me.*   : literally "delete me" surrounded with 0 or more any character but newline
\R              : any kind of line break
.*              : 0 or more any character but newline
(?:             : start non capture group
  \R            : any kind of line break
 |              : OR
   $            : end of line
)               : end group

Result for given example:

a random text here1111
a random text here2222

edited Dec 31 '17 at 14:10

answered Dec 31 '17 at 13:55

Toto

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good answer , but how about the last 2 lines , it should be deleted too ?? – Chaouki Anass Dec 31 '17 at 14:03
if before the last line contains delete me these 2 last lines won't be affected – Chaouki Anass Dec 31 '17 at 14:07

Arno C · Answer 2 · 2017-12-31T13:06:56.827

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You can easily do this by making a regex matching your problem.

In your case such a regex would be:

(.)*(delete me)(.)*\n(.)*

This selects the line itself and the next one. Now it is only a matter of deleting the lines corresponding to said regex why is a possibility in notepad++. (see Regex: Remove lines containing)

If you want to tweak the regex feel free to toy around with it. Regxr allows very easy tweaking and testing of any regular expression.

edited Dec 31 '17 at 13:06

answered Dec 31 '17 at 12:55

Arno C

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hi , thank you for your answer , what about Notepad++ do u have any idea how can I do it ? – Chaouki Anass Dec 31 '17 at 13:24
In my answer there is a link on how to do it in notepad ++. – Arno C Dec 31 '17 at 13:40
Im sorry @ArnoC but in the link above I didn't find anything helpful , anyway , I've found the solution in the other answer , thanks again for your help – Chaouki Anass Dec 31 '17 at 14:06

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