Replace tabs by spaces or comma Notepad++

At times you may have a file ( mostly tab-separated values files like CSV files) which you want to edit to replace the tab separations by spaces or (,) comma.

You can do so using Text Editors like notepad++ using Find and Replace option using regular expressions.

How-to-do-it Steps:

1. Open the file in Notepad++

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2. Press Ctrl + F to open Find Box. Select Replace tab. Add /t to Find what field and a space or a comma (,) as per what's your need to the Replace with filed.

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3. Click on Replace All. All tabs will be replaced by spaces/comma's.

?? Remember to set the Search Mode to Extended (\n \r \t \0 \x ..) or else you would not get desired results!

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