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Replace regexp capture-group in Notepad ++?

Quick question: I have a regular expression, ^(?:\b[AZ]+\b\s+)+(.*)\d{8} , which gives two capture groups. I would like to replace capture group 1 with a space. Is it possible?

If I replace with: \1 , it replaces TEST TESTER Hello, world. Another word here. 75793250 TEST TESTER Hello, world. Another word here. 75793250 TEST TESTER Hello, world. Another word here. 75793250 → to Hello, world. Another word here Hello, world. Another word here . I want to get this result: TEST TESTER 75793250 . Replace \1 space.

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Jun 30 '13 at 16:20
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Try using:

 ^((?:\b[AZ]+\b\s+)+)(?:.*)(\d{8})

And replace with:

 \1\2
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Jun 30 '13 at 16:35
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Why would you do this.

Do it like this

Regex: ^(\b[AZ]+\b\s+)+(?:.*)(\d{8})

Replace with: \1 \2

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Jun 30 '13 at 16:26
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