To Specify Newline Characters¶

The following tables show how to specify newline characters.

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Use Regular Expressions is on	\n or \r\n (same meaning)
Use Regular Expressions is off (Use Escape Sequence)	\n or \r\n (same meaning)


Use Regular Expressions is on	\r\n, \r, or \n (depends on actual newline character)
Use Regular Expressions is off (Use Escape Sequence)	\n or \r\n (same meaning)


	Keep Modified Files Open is on	Keep Modified Files Open is off
Use Regular Expressions is on	\r\n, \r, or \n (depends on actual newline character)	\r\n, \r, or \n (depends on actual newline character)
Use Regular Expressions is off (Use Escape Sequence)	\n or \r\n (same meaning)	\r\n, \r, or \n (depends on actual newline character)

In case of "\n or \r\n (same meaning)", you cannot search newline characters by distinguishing CR+LF, CR only, and LF only.
In case of "\r\n, \r, or \n (depends on actual newline character)", you need to specify "\r\n" if the actual newline character is CR+LF, "\r" if CR only, or "\n" if LF only. Usually CR+LF (\r\n) is used on Windows Operating Systems, CR (\r) is used on Macintosh, and LF (\n) is used on Unix.