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Programming

Remove Duplicate Lines in Notepad++

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If you’ve ever had the need to remove the duplicate lines from a long list of entries like so…

hi
bye
hi
guy
bye
hi

… and are looking for this…

hi
bye
guy

You can use the find/replace feature in Notepad++ to do it if you use the regex funcationality. Here’s the find string…

^(.*?)$\s+?^(?=.*^\1$)

Just replace with a zero length string.

If you’d like to read up on the details I found this tip here

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Parenting, Programming

The Male Dominated Field of Programming #1aDay

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Apparently only around 20% to 30% of currently working programmers are female, and in my experience it seems to be closer to 20% than 30%. Still, the post raises some important points especially about behavior.

I want my girls to be able to do anything they are capable of and interested in just like I wish the same for any boy.

Still, regarding the cartoon, I half wonder if the person has ever watched a girl play with a doll. There is more going on in a 5 minute session than I can keep track of when I watch my girls with their dolls… And yes, they also love the “ipad” (aka Kindle Fire).

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