how to vertically allign by char type in code editor? (formatting)

[liqih]

Suppose I have this block of code

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|volume|Volume |Master Gain
|vol1|Osc 1|Level

and I want a command in notepad++ or VSC++ IDE
to make it vertically aligned:

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|volume|Volume|Master Gain
|vol1  |Osc 1 |Level

Avoiding to tab manually line by line, is there such a formatting feature in some code editor?

[S0lo]

In notepad++, [Replace All] | with \t|

Make sure you tick the [Extended] in search mode.

[mystran]

Perhaps this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/451 ... in-notepad

[liqih]

Thank you both, replacing with \t| works if I take care of blanks (if any) before. Now I will try the other method.