Remove white space from a file:
<pre><code class="lang-bash">Find ^\s* and Replace with ''
#To replace numbers
^[0-9]+
</code></pre>
<ol>
<li>Go to Search -&gt; Replace
</li>
<li>Select "Regular expression" under Search mode.
</li>
<li>Use<code>^\s*</code>for "Find what" and leave "Replace with" blank.
</li>
<li>Click <kbd>Replace all</kbd>
</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><code>^</code> means beginning of the line
</li>
<li><code>\s*</code> means any number (even 0) of whitespace characters. Whitespace characters include tab, space, newline, and carriage return.
</li>
</ul>
Or
Go to Edit
Blank Operations &gt; Click Trim Leading Space

Remove white space from a file:

```bash
Find ^\s* and Replace with ''
#To replace numbers
^[0-9]+
```

1. **Go to Search -&gt; Replace**
 
2. **Select "Regular expression" under Search mode.**
 
3. **Use**`^\s*`**for "Find what" and leave "Replace with" blank.**
 
4. **Click <kbd>Replace all</kbd>**
 

* `^` means beginning of the line
 
* `\s*` means any number (even 0) of whitespace characters. Whitespace characters include tab, space, newline, and carriage return.
 

Or

Go to Edit

Blank Operations &gt; Click Trim Leading Space

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