how you can remove leading spaces from each line in Notepad or Notepad++

In Basic Notepad:

  1. Open the File:
    • Open your file in Notepad.
  2. Manually Remove Spaces:
    • Since Notepad doesn’t have advanced tools for automation, you’ll need to manually delete the leading spaces from each line.

  1. Open the File in Notepad++:

    • Download and install Notepad++ if you don’t already have it.
    • Open your file in Notepad++.

  2. Open the Find and Replace Tool:

    • Press Ctrl + H to open the Find and Replace window.

  3. Set Up the Replacement:

    • Find what: ^\s+
      (This is a regular expression to find all leading spaces.)
    • Replace with: Leave this field empty to remove spaces.
    • At the bottom, check Match using Regular Expression.

  4. Apply the Change:

    • Click Replace All to remove leading spaces from every line at once.

  5. Save the File:

    • Go to File → Save to overwrite your file with the updated content.

Using Notepad++ Without Regular Expressions:

If you don’t want to use Regular Expressions:

  1. Select all the content (Ctrl + A).
  2. Go to the Edit menu → Select Blank Operations → Click on Trim Leading Space.

Diagram:

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