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Remove all blank lines of code

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March 1, 2024
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I am using the most current Dreamweaver.

I have code with a many blank lines. How can I remove them? The old solutions online do not work.

I have tried this regular expression:

^(?:[\t ]*(?:\r?\n|\r))+

It works but does not work using "Replace All" so I have to hit enter 200-500 time for each php file.

Any solutions would be appreciated!

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

Assuming you've set your Code Format Settings and gone through each tag with your Tag Library Editor, clicking Apply Source Formatting (the paint bucket icon on the Common Toolbar) might clean up some of the unwanted spaces for you. See screenshots.

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Inspiring

I haven't tried any to minify. My hope is I can do this in Dreamweaver. Apparently this used to work but doesn't in later versions of Dreamweaver.
By @Schmonkee

Try testing with the following expression set:

place in the search field

(>)\s+|\s+(?=<)

and, in the replacement field

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Nancy OSheaCorrect answer

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Assuming you've set your Code Format Settings and gone through each tag with your Tag Library Editor, clicking Apply Source Formatting (the paint bucket icon on the Common Toolbar) might clean up some of the unwanted spaces for you. See screenshots.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

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SchmonkeeAuthor

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Thank you everyone for your reponses but this worked for me perfectly! I can't belive I didn't know this existed.

Nancy OShea

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Use Code Minify.

https://codebeautify.org/minify-html

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

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Ben M

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What types of tools have you tried online? A thought I am having is if you minify the code, and use a tool to unminify I'm wondering if those spaces would be removed in that process.

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SchmonkeeAuthor

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I haven't tried any to minify. My hope is I can do this in Dreamweaver. Apparently this used to work but doesn't in later versions of Dreamweaver.

Open the file
Click CTRL + F
Select "Current document" in "Find in" (You can also select the folder if you have multiple files)
Search in "Source code"
Tick "Use regular expression"
Type "[\r\n]{2,}" (without quotes) in "Find"
Type "\n" (without quotes) in "Replace"
Press "Replace All"

//This removes all blank lines in Dreamweaver.
//Make sure to untick regular expression afterwards!

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SchmonkeeAuthor

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