Hi Christopher,
On Friday, January 18, 2019 at 4:22:29 PM UTC-8, Christopher Stone wrote
>
> I tend to write patterns like that this way:
>
> ^ {3}
>
> OR
>
> ^[ ]{3}
>
When I tried this, I got an error that read: "This pattern cannot be used,
because PCRE reported an error: quantifier does not follow a repeatable
item (109)"
>
> Surrounding the space with a class helps make it pop out when you read it.
>
> {3} is an enumerator that means 3 of the character or group before it.
>
> I have the text of a recipe file that was formerly a numbered list (HTML).
> When I copied the text, it retained the spaces. I'd like to remove the
> spaces at the beginning of every line. What is the correct pattern to make
> this happen?
>
>
> What I'd probably start with is something more generic:
>
> ^\h+|\h+$
>
This is the one that finally worked! Thanks so much, Christopher.
Cheers,
Cecily
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