Remove blank line in Eclipse

Question

How can I remove lines that only contain spaces when using Eclipse Find/Replace prompt. I checked the \"Regular Expression\" check box, and tried the following, neither of whic

Answer 1

Many thanks to lamamac. In genereal, when you want to do search replace with regular expressions in eclipse the $ sign doesn't work as it should. Use '\s*\n' instead of '$'

Answer 2

1. for the find/replace operation, "\n\r\s" regex will work on windows, for unix based system, "\n\s" can be used
2. as already suggested, you can format your code by Ctl+Shift+F
3. for manual work, locate a blank line and press Ctl+D (Cmd+D on Mac) <- gives u satisfaction of killing the line with your own bare hands :)

cheer!

Answer 3

This one worked for me for years:

Replace this: [\t ]+$

With nothing

Hope this helps!

Answer 4

As already suggested, regular expression and replacement is the solution, but such response would have been saving some minutes to me:

1. click on ctrl+f
2. use this replacement:

Answer 5

Find: ^\s*\n

Replace with: (empty)

Answer 6

I was suprised that for XML files edited with Eclipse there is a good solution:

• Select the checkbox value named 'Clear all blank lines' in Formatting panel Window->Preferences->XML->XML Files-> Editor

• Save and use the "Ctrl+Shift+F' shortcut

The blank lines will dissappear!