Replace \n with actual new line in Sublime Text

sublimetext2 sublimetext sublimetext3
leemour picture leemour · Dec 11, 2013 · Viewed 315.9k times · Source

How can I replace \n in Sublime Text with real in-editor displayed new line so:

foo\nbar

becomes:

foo
bar

in the editor when I view the file in it.

Answer

chrisg86 picture chrisg86 · Dec 11, 2013

Turn on Regex Search and Replace (icon most to the left in search and replace bar or shortcut Alt + R)

Find What: \\n
Replace with: \n

Cheers

Related questions

Sublime Text 2 multiple line edit

I want to edit multiple lines and every "word" within that line. For example: 45 28 42 65 24 87 47 95 01 25 87 98 I want to select every whole number in all lines and put a "0x" before it so it would look like: 0x45 0x28 0x42 0x65 0x24 0…

Read More
Showing the same file in both columns of a Sublime Text window

When I have 2 columns set in a Sublime Text window, can I display the same file in both columns?

Read More
Regex replace uppercase with lowercase letters

I'm trying to replace uppercase letters with corresponding lowercase letters using regex. So that EarTH: 1, MerCury: 0.2408467, venuS: 0.61519726, becomes earth: 1, mercury: 0.2408467, venus: 0.61519726, in Sublime Text. How can I downcase letters only in words that contain both lower and uppercase letters? So …

Read More