How to remove carriage returns in a text editor?

Question

How can I go about remove carriage returns from a file in a text editor?

For example, if I start with this:

Hello
world
this
is
an
example

I'd like to end up with:

Hello world this is an example

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How do I do this in Text Editor and Notepadqq in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS?

Answer 1

This is easy to do in Ubuntu's default text editor gedit a.k.a. Text Editor.

Open Find and Replace menu by using the default Ctrl+H key shortcut or by using the context menu in the top right of gedit.

1. If you are editing a file with UNIX-style line endings, do a find & replace like so:

   Find: \n
   Replace with: space

   

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2. If you are editing a file with Windows-style line-endings, do a find & replace like so:

   Find: \r\n
   Replace with: space