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A console plugin for Notepad++ (NPP) that allows running scripts and simple DOS-like commands from within Notepad++

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How I can rename txt files according to first line of text file? [closed]

I have multiple .txt files and I want to rename them as first line text they contains. First line in every text file is some number and text Example ParagraphL23 I want my text file to be renamed as ...
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Using NPP, is there a method to numerically sort values separated by commas (single column)?

I have a large JSON csv file of values (one column). In order to remove duplicates, I need to first Replace All CRs then use TextFX Sort Lines function, then Replace All the CRs with commas (such that ...
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Notepad++ NppExec: Redirect to file using '>' registers it as an argument and does not work, even though it works on the command line

Looking at the code below, it simply converts a c or c++ file, e.g. main.cpp into its state after preprocessing, e.g. main_pp.cpp. However, running the command it generates, g++ -E "main.cpp"...
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NppExec - How to Kill Process Automatically

I am coding python on Notepad++ and frequently use matplotlib. If I have a plot open and would like to rerun the code, an annoying dialog box comes up saying that: "NppExec - WARNING - Console process ...
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taskkill fails for process when run from Notepad++ plugin NppExec

I made a batch file that kills a couple tasks and restarts them like so: taskkill /f /im "task1.exe" taskkill /f /im task2.exe start C:\path\task.exe This bat file runs fine when run through a cmd ...
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Error while compiling with 'g++' using 'NPPExec' plugin with Notepad++

Everytime I try to run G++ from notepad++ portable I get this error I am trying to compile a simple hello world program. I'm positive that the directories and files exist, but I still get this ...
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1 answer
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Notepad++ does not print to console from perl script

I have following perl script: print "test: "; my $input = <>; print "result: ", $input; I made NppExec command in Notepad++: NPP_SAVE perl "$(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)\$(FILE_NAME)" When I run this ...
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How to make NppExec show script-created windows?

I am trying to run a Python script with NppExec. It runs fine (the console is updated with whatever I print to stdout in the script) but the window the script creates (through PyQt) never shows up. If ...
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How do I make NppExec open Git Bash in its own window?

I installed the NppExec plugin for Notepad++ to be able to run Git Bash from inside the application, but it runs the script within the built-in console in Notepad++. This makes the colors disappear, ...
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Error code 2 when compiling a cpp file in notepad++

I'm using this code cd "$(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)" g++ $(FILE_NAME) -o $(FILE_NAME).exe to run a cpp from notepad. What I had expected to run was g++ FILE_NAME.cpp -o FILE_NAME.exe But g++ FILE_NAME.cpp ...
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Using NppExec and Ruby to script a new macro feature for Notepad++

I work in U.S. and Europe, and switching between month/day (US) and day/month (EU) formats leads to ambiguities when looking through logs or notes (e.g. is 7/8/12 July 8th or 7th August?). I'd like ...
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Running python / ruby interactively from within Notepad++ (NppExec console)

I've been using the NppExec console in Notepad to run python and ruby scripts using python script_name.py or ruby script_name.rb, and for the most part this works well: the output gets redirected into ...
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2 answers
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Running macro through NPPExec (Notepad++)

Is there a way to run a macro using NPPExec script in notepad++? Thank you very much for your help. EDIT: I have also tried to find the solution here and the NPPExec Manual that can be accessed ...
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Implementing find and replace using NPPExec in Notepad++

How do we perform find and replace using NPPExec plugin in Notepad++? Any help (command/resource) in this regard will be greatly appreciated.
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Sublime Text package similar to NppExec?

Anybody know of a package for Sublime Text 2 that will let me execute a shell command, save shell commands, run the currently-open file? I miss the utility of NppExec from Notepad++, in which I would ...
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