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How do I convert tabs to spaces in Notepad++?
I found a webpage that suggests it's possible, but I couldn't find any information about how to do it.
I would like to be able to do that, because some web forms don't respect code with tabs in them.
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In the Notepad menu bar click on Edit > Replace.... Right click on the Find what field and choose Paste from the context menu, or press CTRL+V. This inserts the tab character you copied into the 'Find what' box. In the 'Replace with' field, enter a comma and click on Replace All.
To convert tabs in a text file to spaces, you can use the expand command. To convert each tab to a single space character, use the -t 1 option.
Notepad++ – Show White Space and TAB A lot of Python debugging frustration can be avoided by activating the 'Show White Space and TAB' option from the View > Show Symbol menu.
To convert existing tabs to spaces, press Edit->Blank Operations->TAB to Space.
If in the future you want to enter spaces instead of tab when you press tab key:
Settings->Preferences...->Language (since version 7.1) or Settings->Preferences...->Tab Settings (previous versions)Replace by space Tab size field.
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