Choose newline character in Notepad++

Question

I notice that when I load a text file, Notepad++ will recognize and use whatever the newline character in that file is, \n or \r\n.

Is there some option where I can select which to use by default for new documents?
(I've looked in help and googled, but can't find anything.)

score 340 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 09 '22 at 15:32

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For any new document: Settings -> Preferences -> New Document (left pane) -> New Document (right pane) -> Format (Line ending) -> Windows (CR LF) / Unix (LF) / Macintosh (CR)

And for an already-open document: Edit -> EOL Conversion

edited Sep 09 '22 at 15:32

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answered Nov 19 '11 at 17:30

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But note: in the the current version this only works when you create a new file with NP++. If you create an empty file it still seems to default to \r\n (when it finds no EOL characters to go by), and use that instead. – Jonathon Apr 17 '13 at 03:20
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In version 7.7.1 this seems to default to the proper new document preferences. – Enthus3d Sep 19 '19 at 15:22

score 85 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 19 '11 at 17:31

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"Edit -> EOL Conversion". You can convert to Windows/Linux/Mac EOL there. The current format is displayed in the status bar.

answered Nov 19 '11 at 17:31

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This is much better – Freddie Fabregas Apr 17 '18 at 16:24
Upvoted just for mentioning the EOL format is shown in status bar (near bottom-right of default configured Notepad++ window). – Zephan Schroeder Oct 01 '20 at 23:58

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 04 '20 at 11:19

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on windows 10, Notepad 7.8.5, i found this solution to convert from CRLF to LF.
Edit > Format end of line
and choose either Windows(CR+LF) or Unix(LF)

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score 2 · Answer 4 · edited Sep 09 '22 at 15:55

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Just double-click on that EOL format in the status bar and select Unix(LF).
It's not possible to default save a file in this (LF) format.

Just an alternative to the "new document" setting mentioned earlier …

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answered Aug 05 '21 at 20:43

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My guess is that the reason this answer has attracted downvotes is that this feature is no longer available in the versions of the last few years. I tried it in version 8.4.6 (32-bits), and it doesn't work. – Henke Oct 13 '22 at 12:03
@Henke Seems to work for me, and I'm running the latest version. – Eike P. Feb 16 '23 at 14:19
32-bit or 64-bit? Maybe not relevant? When I have the time, I will update to the latest version to see if that makes any difference. – Henke Feb 16 '23 at 15:19

Choose newline character in Notepad++

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