Replace blank lines with specific text in Notepad ++

Question

For example I have a text

Line1

Line3

Line5

Line6

And I need to replace the blank lines with a specific text, e.g. CoolText so the result would be

Line1
CoolText
Line3
CoolText
Line5
CoolText
Line6

How to accomplish this?

I am not trying to remove the blank lines, I am trying to replace the blank lines with a specific text. Finding \r\n and replacing with CoolText does not accomplish this task, it only places CoolText at the end of each line and deletes the blank lines. — Henry The Least, Jan 19 '13 at 23:51

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 20 '13 at 00:19

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You can use the extended replacement feature in NotePad++. Search for doubled carriage return/line feed pairs (\r\n\r\n), and replace them with a carriage return/line feed pair, the replacement text, and another CR/LF pair (\r\nCoolText\r\n).

Here's the text file with the dialog set up for the replacement, before clicking "Replace All":

NPP Before Replace Image

Here are the results after clicking "Replace All":

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answered Jan 20 '13 at 00:19

Ken White

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In case you have 2 and more empty lines one after another, you need to press "Replace All" button a few more times =) – Oleg Dec 12 '19 at 07:29

Replace blank lines with specific text in Notepad ++

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