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Finding blank lines in a text file

Q

How to find blank lines in a text file using regular expression?

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A

You can use the following logic to find blank lines in a text file:

1. Read each line from the text file in a loop.

2. Validate each line with this regular expression: 

^\s*$

3. If matched, you know that this line is a blank line.

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