How to break lines at a specific character in Notepad++?

  1. Click Ctrl + h or Search -> Replace on the top menu
  2. Under the Search Mode group, select Regular expression
  3. In the Find what text field, type ],\s*
  4. In the Replace with text field, type ],\n
  5. Click Replace All

Let's assume ], is the character where we wanted to break at

  1. Open notePad++
  2. Open Find window Ctrl+F
  3. Switch to Replace Tab
  4. Choose Search Mode to Extended
  5. Type ], in Find What field
  6. Type \nin Replace with field
  7. Hit Replace All
  8. Boom