How to insert the same text into empty lines in Notepad++

This article explains with code examples how to insert the same text into empty lines. Notepad++ Download

• Open the file in which you want to insert text into empty lines.
• Press Ctrl+H to open the Find and Replace dialog box.
• In the Find what field, enter the following regular expression:

^\s*$

• This regular expression searches for empty lines or lines containing only spaces.
• In the Replace with field, enter the text you want to insert into the empty lines, for example:

Your text here

• Make sure the Regular expression option is selected at the bottom of the dialog box.
• Click the Replace All button to insert the text into all empty lines.
• After performing the replacement, don't forget to save the changes to the file by pressing Ctrl+S or selecting Save from the File menu.

Example

Consider an example where we have a text file with several empty lines:

First line

Third line
Fourth line

Sixth line

After following the above steps and replacing the empty lines with the text Filled, the file will look like this:

First line
Filled
Third line
Fourth line
Filled
Sixth line

Using Notepad++, you can insert the same text into empty lines with regular expressions. This method is especially useful when working with large text files.