can GREP count?

Question

Hi there,

I need to run a search&replace script in the following example text, do some GREP stuff and replace the x within the brackets with a line number (iterations):

item[x] apple

item[x] banana

item[x] cherry

and want to obtain this:

item[1] apple

item[2] banana

item[3] cherry

Is that possible at all? Can GREP count or output i (iteration)?

Thanks for your ideas,

Ralf

pixelfetischist · Accepted Answer

Found a solution:I've set up an enumeration paragraph format. It's an additional single step but that works just fine for me.Thx everyone for your kind help.Ralf

Manan Joshi · Answer

I don't think so. What is the logic to obtain the values 1,2,3 etc? Probably you would need a script instead of just a Grep expression.-Manan

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