Am I a noob for not being able to find and replace /n?

When I copy some long string like json from a debugger, and want to look at it properly formatted it starts off encoded with /n and /t characters, etc.

I usually go:

  • Replace (Normal) /n -> qqqq
  • Replace (Extended) qqqq -> /n

Is there some trick to do this in one step?

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3 Comments

whereisk@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Why not regex it?

Find

\/n

Replace

/n

Or make a macro.

otter@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I think the key bit that OP was missing was the escape character \

At least, that's the mistake I was making once

TGhost@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y

First thing I thought by reading the post. I'm glad to see your comments now.