How would I delete the first 27 characters from every line Notepad++?
Use regular expression search, search for ^........................... and replace with (empty string).
Unfortunately, Notepad++ does not support repetition counts like ^.{27} — the SciTE regexp documentation applies here as well.
Alternatively, use rectangular multi-line selection (press Alt while selecting) to select these first 27 characters in every line, then press Delete or Backspace.
Using Unix tools (e.g. Cygwin, UnxUtils) you can use cut -c28- or sed -E "s|^.{27}||" instead. At least, these are the Linux command line calls you'd use...
UPD: Now Notepad++ does support following repetition: ^.{27}
But now you notepad++ will repeat remove characters until more than 27, to avoid this you can use the following expression:
- Find what:
^.{27}(.*)$ - Replace with:
$1
Below is the macro way. This is more intuitive for non-technical people:
1) Place cursor on the first line (any cursor position)
2) Click : Macro -> Start Recording
3) Do the following key press activities:
* Press the Home key
* Press Delete key 27 times (till you reach the intended character)
* Press down arrow button.
4) Click : Macro -> Stop Recording
5) Click : Run Macro Multiple times -> select Run until the end of file -> click Run.