How to insert a date at the beginning of all lines in Notepad++

This article describes how to insert any date at the beginning of all lines in Notepad++. Notepad++ Download

• Launch Notepad++ and open the file in which you want to insert the date at the beginning of each line.
• Step 3: Open the Find and Replace window
• Go to the Search menu and select Replace..., or use the shortcut Ctrl+H.
• In the opened Replace window, set the parameters:
• In the Find field, enter:

^

• (this symbol represents the beginning of a line in regular expressions).
• In the Replace with: field, enter:

YYYY-MM-DD 

• (replace YYYY-MM-DD with the desired date format).
• Make sure the Search Mode option is enabled and Regular expression is selected.
• Click the Replace All button to insert the date at the beginning of all lines in your file.

Using this method, you can insert any date at the beginning of each line in your document with Notepad++.