How to convert in Notepad++ using regular expressions?

Question

How to convert Ctrl+(any letter) to «Ctrl+(any letter)»?

I need like this:

Ctrl+T
Ctrl+D
etc.

Convert to:

«Ctrl+T»
«Ctrl+D»
etc.

I tried replacing this (Ctrl\+.) with (Ctrl\+[a-zA-Z]), but the result is Ctrl+[a-zA-Z].

@Scott Hunter I tried replacing this `(Ctrl\+.)` with `(Ctrl\+[a-zA-Z])`, but the result is `Ctrl+[a-zA-Z]`. — moninah, Nov 27 '22 at 19:09
This might help: https://stackoverflow.com/q/21880127/535275 — Scott Hunter, Nov 27 '22 at 19:15

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 27 '22 at 19:23

2

Find what:

(Ctrl\+[a-zA-Z])

Replace with:

«\1»

Make sure Search mode 'Regular expression' is selected.

answered Nov 27 '22 at 19:23

alex-dl

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 28 '22 at 22:36

1

You can use the full match $0 in the replacement.

Find what:

Ctrl\+[a-zA-Z]

Replace with

«$0»

Note that if you don't want any partial word matches you can use word boundaries \b

\bCtrl\+[a-zA-Z]\b

answered Nov 28 '22 at 22:36

The fourth bird

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