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GREP bracket remover.

Hi,

I have one more problem and i need GREP to help me.

I have document witn more that 760 pages and everywhere there is a number in brakets [1], [2], [3]

I want to select them all and remove the brakets and the space around it.

For example from _[_1_]_ i want to stay only _1_. And this to happend with single number and double number.

Can you help me

Correct answer Eugene Tyson

I replied on the other thread but someone has moved it here

Find

\[\s*(\d+)\s*\]

Change to

$1

Correct answer

Community Expert

I replied on the other thread but someone has moved it here

Find

\[\s*(\d+)\s*\]

Change to

$1

Inspiring

What does "$1" mean in GREP language?

Community Expert

It's a 'Found' reference

so in the Find part (\d+)

\d+ is any amount of digits and encased in brackets as (\d+) marks it as 'Found'

$1 is the first found instance so it inserts this

For example you could have

12.94 and for some reason want to reverse this to 94.12

You would find 2 of them encased in brackets referenced as $1 $2

(\d+)\.(\d+)

and change to

$2.$1

Now the figures reverse position because it's marked in the expression as (...)

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