How to extract email addresses from a text file using notepad+
Given the following text file as input there are 3 easy steps to follow so that you can extract all email addresses contained inside the text.
1st Step – Find email addresses using regex match
Use the find & replace feature of notepad++
Find: (\b[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,4}\b)
Replace: \r\n$&\r\n
this adds and new line before and after each email address.
Step 2 – Mark email addresses and bookmark lines
Mark: (\b[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,4}\b)
have “Bookmark Line” checked.
Step 3 – Remove unmarked lines
Search > Bookmark > Remove Unmarked Lines
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