Barring additional unstated details, this pattern should work: ([a-z])([^\.])\n([a-z])
replacing with \1\2 \3 Your current pattern is capturing the second-to-last character of the line with ([a-z]), and then the last character in the line with [^\.] -- but since *you didn't put that into a capture group*, it will be discarded. You might consider using ([a-zA-Z0-9\s])([^\.])\n([a-zA-Z0-9\s]) or even just ([^\.])\n replaced with \1 (space at the end of that replace pattern). I plumped up the search string to include capital letters and digits, you may or may not want to do that. And I'm not sure if/why you really need the first capture group at all -- is it important that the second-to-last character and the next-line first character be a letter (or number or space)? But at the very least, putting a capture group around that character class that excludes the period should give you what you need. --Kerri On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 6:15 AM 'Andy Nickless' via BBEdit Talk < [email protected]> wrote: > I want to find situations in a text document where there is no Full Stop > at the end of the line, but there is (of course) a Line Break (suggesting > the Line Break shouldn't be there). > I can find what I want with this: > ([a-z])[^\.]\n([a-z]) > > Unfortunately, I can't work out how to then replace that with a simple > Word Space. > When I use \1 \2 it puts in a Word Space, but deletes the last letter off > the \1 word and the first letter off \2 > Any help will be gratefully received! > Andy > > -- > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature > request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" > rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: < > https://twitter.com/bbedit> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BBEdit Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/39810fd8-e55d-40aa-aaf4-a5a12241a6a0n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/39810fd8-e55d-40aa-aaf4-a5a12241a6a0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/CAEmA4ubJwzZG172bHKVDcO24i91wPRrB_w_B1_%2BrS-mitRQ0MQ%40mail.gmail.com.
