Insert new line before each operator

Question

Suppose I have a line like this:

abc + def - vfg *

I want my output to be like this:

abc

def

vfg

If only a single operator is there, I can replace: \r\n+ with + but how to do it irrespective of all operators?

Is this possible using regex in Notepad++?

What did you try so far? What does your *own* research suggest? — Dave, Oct 25 '13 at 07:15
If only a single operator is there, I can replace easily like: \r\n+ for "+" but how to do it irrespective of all operators? — user1788115, Oct 25 '13 at 07:22

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 26 '13 at 10:58

If the order of the operators doesn't matter, you can use this regex to match any of those 3 operators:

[\+\-\*]

and replace it with:

\r\n

If the order is important, you can use capture groups, and match with this regex:

(.*)\+(.*)\-(.*)\*

and replace it with:

$1\n$2\n$3

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