Notepad++

Custom Code Highlighting per file type

Example for log files made by log4j, taken from [1]

1. Download this XML file
2. Import the file: Language → Define your language... → Import
3. Restart the application.

Multi Rename of files using Notepad++

• get a list of source file e.g. using dir /p in cmd and copy to Notepad++

S01E01.mkv
S01E02.mkv
S01E03.mkv
S01E04.mkv

• gather list of target file name addons

TitleE01
TitleE02
TitleE03
TitleE04

• use column-mode-editing to generate duplicate file names per line

S01E01.mkv S01E01.mkv
S01E02.mkv S01E02.mkv
S01E03.mkv S01E03.mkv
S01E04.mkv S01E04.mkv

• use column-mode-editing to add "ren " to each line and to modify target name

ren S01E01.mkv S01E01.TitleE01.mkv
ren S01E02.mkv S01E01.TitleE02.mkv
ren S01E03.mkv S01E01.TitleE03.mkv
ren S01E04.mkv S01E01.TitleE04.mkv

save as .cmd file and execute

Nice Plugins

Compare

Compare to files side by side. See [2]

NppExec

F6 = excecute
CTRL+F6 = re-excecute wuth same settings

Example Commands:

npp_save
"$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)"

npp_save
cd $(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)
perl $(FILE_NAME)

UniversalIndentGUI

Alternative: see TextFX below

CRTL+ALT+SHIFT+J = Code Formating

Hint: the error message

Returned error message: Process failed to start

Can be caused by missing write permissions for C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\uigui see [3]

Perl-Tidy für Notepad++ für UniversalIndentGUI

Install via

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Perl::Tidy

(maybe you have to set the proxy server first) [4]

set HTTP_proxy=http://myproxy.contosocom:8080
set FTP_proxy=http://myproxy.contosocom:8080

TextFX DEPRICATED

• Tools -> Sort Lines --> now use Menu Edit → Line Operations → Sort Lines Lexicographically Ascending / Descending
• Escape " -> \" etc.
• Code Indent via TextFX > TextFX Edit > Reindent C++ code
  I used to map shortcut Alt+F7 to it

XML Tools

CRTL+ALT+SHIFT+B = XML Formating

Analyse Plugin

Usefull for complex analyses e.g. of large log files