Notepad++ regex text replace

Question

I have a text file.

tart*)*98'bank'ksb64bank)(tart2d&f44bank

I want to replace to: I want search tart*.*bank and change "bank" to "replaced"

tart*)*98'replaced'ksb64bank)(tart2d&f44replaced

Thanks.

the 2nd bank is also in tart*.*bank case, buddy, it should be replaced as well. In fact if your string starts with tart*, all banks should be replaced. — Kent
– Kent, Commented Jan 31, 2013 at 23:52

Bula · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-01 00:27:51Z

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Find what: (tart.*?)(bank)

Replace with: \1replaced

() are for grouping so you can reference groups in replace with field like \1 for first group
.* is greedy and it would match the rest of the string so ? is for making .* non-greedy and matching only until first bank is not matched

answered Jan 31, 2013 at 23:54

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Hi thanks but output is $1replaced'ksb64bank)($1replaced I want to: tart*)*98'replaced'ksb64bank)(tart2d&f44replaced

For me it is exactly as you want, my notepad++ is version 6.1.2 you can try with \1replaced