Replace new lines with a comma delimiter with Notepad++?

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Solution

Open the find and replace dialog (press CTRL+H).

Then select `Regular expression` in the 'Search Mode' section at the bottom.

In the `Find what` field enter this: `[\r\n]+`

In the `Replace with`: `, `

There is a space after the comma.

This will also replace lines like

Apples

Apricots
Pear

Avocados
Bananas

Where there are empty lines.

If your lines have trailing blank spaces you should remove those first. The simplest way to achieve this is

EDIT -> Blank Operations -> Trim Trailing Space

OR

TextFX -> TextFX Edit -> Trim trailing spaces

Be sure to set the Search Mode to "Regular expression".

Problem

I have a Notepad++ question. How can I take the below words in Notepad++ (which is on different lines) ``` Apples Apricots Pear Avocados Bananas ``` And turn them into a paragraph with a comma at the end of each one? Like this: ``` Apples, Apricots, Pear, Avocados, Bananas ```

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