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Remove Lines Containing...

Filter text lines by keeping or removing those containing specific patterns. Supports case-sensitive matching, regular expressions, and whole word matching with real-time statistics and visual feedback.

Remove Lines Containing...

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About Remove Lines Containing...

Welcome to the Remove Lines Containing tool, a powerful and flexible text line filter that helps you keep or remove lines based on pattern matching. Whether you are processing log files, filtering data, cleaning up code, or extracting specific content from text, this tool provides multiple matching modes and real-time statistics to make text filtering fast and efficient.

What Does This Tool Do?

This tool filters multi-line text by keeping or removing lines that contain a specific pattern. You can use it to:

Key Features

Keep or Remove

Choose whether to keep lines containing your pattern or remove them. Flexible filtering for any use case.

Multiple Match Modes

Contains, whole word, starts with, ends with, or full regular expression support.

Case Sensitivity

Toggle case-sensitive matching on or off depending on your needs.

Real-time Statistics

See exactly how many lines were matched, kept, and removed with percentage breakdowns.

Understanding the Match Modes

Contains (Anywhere in Line)

The default mode matches the pattern anywhere within a line. If you search for "error", it will match lines containing "error", "errors", "ErrorHandler", "myerror123", etc.

Whole Word Match

Matches only when the pattern appears as a complete word, not as part of another word. Searching for "error" will match "Found error in file" but not "errors" or "ErrorHandler". This uses word boundary detection.

Starts With

Matches lines that begin with the specified pattern. Useful for filtering lines that start with specific prefixes like "[ERROR]", "//", or "http".

Ends With

Matches lines that end with the specified pattern. Useful for filtering by file extensions, suffixes, or line endings.

Regular Expression

Use full regular expression syntax for complex pattern matching. This allows matching digits, character classes, alternation, anchors, and more. Examples:

What is Case-Sensitive Matching?

Case-sensitive matching means uppercase and lowercase letters are treated as different characters. For example, with case-sensitive matching enabled, "Error" will not match "error" or "ERROR". With it disabled (default), all three would match. Disable case sensitivity when you want to match regardless of letter case.

How to Use This Tool

  1. Paste your text: Enter or paste the multi-line text you want to filter in the input text area. Each line will be processed separately.
  2. Enter a pattern: Type the pattern you want to match. This can be a word, phrase, or regular expression depending on your match mode selection.
  3. Choose action: Select whether to keep lines containing the pattern or remove them. Keep extracts matching lines; Remove filters them out.
  4. Select match mode: Choose how the pattern should match: Contains, Whole word, Starts with, Ends with, or Regular expression.
  5. Process and copy: Click the Filter Lines button to process. Review the statistics and filtered result, then click Copy Result to copy to clipboard.

Common Use Cases

Filtering Log Files

Extract only error messages from application logs by keeping lines containing "ERROR" or "[ERROR]". Remove debug information by filtering out lines containing "DEBUG".

Processing Data Files

Filter CSV or TSV data by keeping rows containing specific values. Remove header rows or comment lines that start with specific characters.

Code Cleanup

Remove comment lines from source code by filtering lines starting with "//", "#", or "/*". Extract TODO items by keeping lines containing "TODO" or "FIXME".

URL Filtering

Keep only secure URLs by filtering for "https://". Remove external links by keeping only lines containing your domain name.

Tips for Better Results

Pro Tip: Use the "Whole word" match mode when you want to match exact words without partial matches. This prevents "error" from matching "errors" or "errorHandler".
Regex Tip: When using regular expressions, remember that special characters like . * + ? need to be escaped with a backslash if you want to match them literally. For example, use "\." to match a period.

What is the Difference Between Keep and Remove Actions?

When you select "Keep lines containing the pattern", only lines that match your pattern will remain in the output. When you select "Remove lines containing the pattern", lines matching the pattern are deleted and only non-matching lines remain. Choose based on whether you want to extract matching content or filter it out.

Can I Use Regular Expressions for Pattern Matching?

Yes, select the "Regular expression" match mode to use regex patterns. This allows advanced matching like matching digits (\d+), word boundaries (\b), character classes ([a-z]), and more. Regular expressions provide powerful pattern matching capabilities for complex filtering requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Remove Lines Containing tool do?

This tool filters text by keeping or removing lines that contain a specific pattern. You can use it to extract relevant lines from logs, filter data files, clean up text content, or process any multi-line text based on pattern matching criteria.

What is the difference between Keep and Remove actions?

When you select "Keep lines containing the pattern", only lines that match your pattern will remain in the output. When you select "Remove lines containing the pattern", lines matching the pattern are deleted and only non-matching lines remain. Choose based on whether you want to extract matching content or filter it out.

How do the different match modes work?

Contains matches the pattern anywhere in the line. Whole word match only matches if the pattern appears as a complete word (not part of another word). Starts with matches lines beginning with the pattern. Ends with matches lines ending with the pattern. Regular expression allows advanced pattern matching using regex syntax.

What is case-sensitive matching?

Case-sensitive matching means uppercase and lowercase letters are treated as different characters. For example, with case-sensitive matching enabled, "Error" will not match "error" or "ERROR". With it disabled (default), all three would match. Disable case sensitivity when you want to match regardless of letter case.

Can I use regular expressions for pattern matching?

Yes, select the "Regular expression" match mode to use regex patterns. This allows advanced matching like matching digits (\d+), word boundaries (\b), character classes ([a-z]), and more. Regular expressions provide powerful pattern matching capabilities for complex filtering requirements.

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by miniwebtool team. Updated: Jan 09, 2026

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