Regex: Select and delete only the first word at the beginning of each line
I want to select and delete only the first word at the beginning of each line
For example:
My favorite flower is yello.
I love cars.
Book and flowers are my game.
The Output should be:
favorite flower is yello.
love cars.
and flowers are my game.
Solution 1:
- Ctrl+H
- Find what:
^\S+\h*(.*$)
- Replace with:
$1
- CHECK Wrap around
- CHECK Regular expression
-
UNCHECK
. matches newline
- Replace all
Explanation:
^ # beginning of line
\S+ # 1 or more non space
\h* # 0 or more horizontal spaces
(.*$) # group 1, rest of the line
Replacement:
$1 # content of group 1
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