How to delete all characters after a comma in Notepad++

In this article, we will look at the step-by-step process of deleting all characters after a comma in a text using Notepad++. Notepad++ Download

Open the file you want to edit in Notepad++. To do this, click File → Open and select the desired file.

• Click Search → Replace or use the Ctrl + H keyboard shortcut.
• In the opened window, select the Replace tab.
• In the Find field, enter the following regular expression:

  ,.*

• Leave the Replace with field empty.
• Make sure the Regular expression option is selected at the bottom of the window.
• Click Replace All to delete all characters after the comma.

Explanation of the regular expression

The regular expression ,.* consists of two parts:

• , – a comma. This is the character we are looking for.
• .* – any character (.) in any quantity from zero to infinity (*). Thus, this expression finds the comma and all characters after it.

Now you know how to delete all characters after a comma in Notepad++. This method can be adapted to delete characters after other signs or words by simply changing the regular expression.