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Notepad++

Windows source editor for configs, logs, and scripts

🐧 Linux🍎 Mac🪟 Windows
Reviewed: Tested on: Kubernetes 1.29 · Terraform 1.8 · Ubuntu 22.04

What is this?

Notepad++ is a Windows text editor with syntax highlighting for logs and config files.

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Step 01

Install Notepad++

(01)Install Notepad++

Linux
1# Windows-only; on Linux use VS Code or Sublime
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Step 02

Configure Notepad++

(01)Configure Notepad++

Windows
1# Plugins → Plugin Admin → install JSON Viewer, Compare
2# View → Show Symbol → Show All Characters (for hidden chars in configs)
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Step 03

Verify

(01)Verify installation

Windows
1Get-Command notepad++ -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; & 'C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe' -version