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Notepad++ User Manual
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/npp-usermanual
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Notepad++ User Manual
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/npp-usermanual
- Owner: notepad-plus-plus
- License: other
- Created: 2015-07-27T15:45:08.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2026-01-17T04:06:36.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-01-17T17:11:20.610Z (3 months ago)
- Language: HTML
- Homepage: https://npp-user-manual.org/
- Size: 7.38 MB
- Stars: 241
- Watchers: 27
- Forks: 108
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.md
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Notepad++ User Manual
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[**Notepad++ User Manual**](https://npp-user-manual.org) is built collaboratively, and your contribution is very welcome. Before submitting a pull request (PR), please check our [contribution rules](CONTRIBUTION.md) to prevent your PR from being rejected.
Summary
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* [Getting started](content/docs/getting-started.md)
* [Working with Files](content/docs/files.md)
* [Editing](content/docs/editing.md)
* [Searching](content/docs/searching.md)
* [Views](content/docs/views.md)
* [Sessions, Workspaces, and Projects](content/docs/session.md)
* [Function List](content/docs/function-list.md)
* [Auto-Completion](content/docs/auto-completion.md)
* [Syntax Highlighting - Built-in Languages](content/docs/programing-languages.md)
* [Syntax Highlighting - User Defined Languages](content/docs/user-defined-language-system.md)
* [Macros - Task Automation](content/docs/macros.md)
* [Running External Commands](content/docs/run-menu.md)
* [Plugins](content/docs/plugins.md)
* [Plugin Communication](content/docs/plugin-communication.md)
* [Command Line Arguments](content/docs/command-prompt.md)
* [Preferences](content/docs/preferences.md)
* [Configuration Files Details](content/docs/config-files.md)
* [Themes](content/docs/themes.md)
* [Localization - User Interface Translation](content/docs/binary-translation.md)
* [User Interface](content/docs/user-interface.md)
* [Upgrading](content/docs/upgrading.md)
* [Right Click - Edit with Notepad++](content/docs/shell-extension.md)
* [Ghost Typing](content/docs/ghost-typing.md)
* [Other Resources](content/docs/other-resources.md)
* [User Manual History](content/docs/history.md)
* [Copyright & License](content/docs/license.md)
How to test site locally
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**Notepad++ User Manual** website is generated by [Hugo](https://gohugo.io/) by using [hugo-book theme](https://github.com/alex-shpak/hugo-book).
In order to visualize the site (with your modification) on your computer locally, you have to download [Hugo **extended** version](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases) firstly ([v0.68.3](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/download/v0.68.3/hugo_extended_0.68.3_Windows-64bit.zip) is currently recommended for compatibility purposes).
Go to the root of Notepad++ User Manual repository under your bash shell (use `Git bash` under windows) then type `HUGODIR\hugo.exe -d static_html --theme hugo-book-9 --baseURL "http://localhost:1313" server
`
```txt
donh@MYPC MINGW64 /c/myRepos/npp-usermanual (master)
$ /c/myApps/hugo/hugo.exe -d static_html --theme hugo-book-9 --baseURL "http://localhost:1313" server
Building sites …
| EN
-------------------+------
Pages | 45
Paginator pages | 0
Non-page files | 161
Static files | 80
Processed images | 0
Aliases | 0
Sitemaps | 1
Cleaned | 0
Built in 273 ms
Watching for changes in C:\myRepos\npp-usermanual\{content,layouts,themes}
Watching for config changes in C:\myRepos\npp-usermanual\config.toml
Environment: "development"
Serving pages from C:\myRepos\npp-usermanual\static_html
Running in Fast Render Mode. For full rebuilds on change: hugo server --disableFastRender
Web Server is available at http://localhost:1313/ (bind address 127.0.0.1)
Press Ctrl+C to stop
```
Type [http://localhost:1313/](http://localhost:1313/) on the adress bar of your browser et voilà!