OK - thanks. Good to know for the next time - one search instead of 5...

On Friday, July 7, 2023 at 6:43:42 PM UTC+2 jj wrote:

> Hi Rainer,
>
> To remove all line breaks (`\n`) except for the ones where the lines 
> starts with a number followed by `.` :
>
> Search Pattern : `\n(?!\d+\.)`
> Replace Pattern: ` ` 
>
> Note that the Replace pattern is a space to avoid concatenating together 
> the lines.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jean
>
> On Friday, July 7, 2023 at 6:24:09 PM UTC+2 Rainer Krug wrote:
>
>> OK - found it.
>> Search Pattern: `^[0-9]\. `
>> Replace Pattern: `###\0`
>>
>> Same for two digits.
>>
>> I was always trying `\1'...
>>
>> Thanks Pattern Playground!!!
>>
>> On Friday, July 7, 2023 at 6:10:51 PM UTC+2 Rainer Krug wrote:
>>
>>> I have a file as followed:
>>>
>>> 4. Leach M et al.: Equity and sustainability in the anthropocene: a
>>> social–ecological systems perspective on their intertwined
>>> futures. Glob Sustain 2018, 1
>>> This important review by some of the leading authorities in the field,
>>> summarizes the state of knowledge concerning the interlinked challenges
>>> of equity and sustainability. Emphasizing that they cannot be addressed
>>> separately, it outlines emerging new thinking which recognizes the 
>>> multiple perspectives and dimensions involved.
>>> 24. Scoones I: The politics of sustainability and development. Annu
>>> Rev Environ Resour 2016:1-27
>>> 5.Feola G: Societal transformation in response to global
>>> environmental change: a review of emerging concepts. Ambio
>>> 2014, 44:376-390.
>>>
>>> Now I want to remove all line breaks (`\n`) except for the ones where 
>>> the lines starts with a number followed by `.`.
>>>
>>> I was thinking: Replace all `xx. ` with `####xx. ` - but how can I do 
>>> this?
>>>
>>> After that, I could remove all `\n` and replace `####` with `\n` and 
>>> I have it.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Rainer
>>>
>>>

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