What is PilotEdit
PilotEdit is a powerful file editor.
1. The file size supported by PilotEdit is unlimited
>Edit files larger than 4GB.
>Download/upload files larger than 4GB through FTP.
>Encrypt/decrypt files larger than 4GB.
>Compare files larger than 4GB.
2. UNICODE files and DOS/UNIX files are fully supported by PilotEdit
>Change encoding of multiple files from one kind of encoding to another.
>PilotEdit will adjust text encoding automatically when you copy/paste between files of different encodings.
3. Self-defined file types and key words high-lightening
>PilotEdit supports more than 20 kinds of file types.
>Define your own file types.
>Define different TAB and indent for different file types.
For example, a user may input TAB for C/C++ and four blanks for Java by presses "TAB".
4. HEX mode
>Input, delete, cut, copy and paste in HEX mode.
>Find/replace in HEX mode.
>Automatically detect file encoding when you change from HEX mode to text mode.
>Endless undo/redo in both HEX mode and text mode.
5. Column mode
>A char input through keyboard will be inserted into all the selected lines in column mode.
>A single-line string pasted will be inserted into all the selected lines in column mode.
>Multiple-line text pasted will be inserted into the selected lines line by line in column mode.
6. Endless undo/redo
>You may undo/redo even after you switch between text mode and HEX mode.
7. Word wrap
>Word wrap is fast even when you are editing a huge file.
8. Edit FTP files
>Open/save as FTP files.
>Delete multiple FTP directories and files.
>Upload/download multiple FTP directories and files.
9. Multiple-line find/replace
>Find/replace multiple-line text.
>Find/replace multiple-line text through regular expression.
10. File comparison and merging
>Compare two directories.
>Compare and merge two open files.
>Edit file directly in the comparison window.
>Automatically update comparison result when the file content changes.
>Find and replace in the comparison window.
>Find previous/next different/identical block
>Copy all the different/identical lines to the clipboard. With this feature, we can find lines in the first file but not in the second file.
11. Self-defined string table
>Add a pre-defined string by just one click.
>Add pre-defined strings before and after the selected text.
12. Regular expression
>Find/replace strings defined by regular expression.
For example, to replace date from "2008-12-25" into "12/25/2008", you may define the regular expression as below:
Find: [0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9]
Replace with: %06%07/%09%10/%01%02%03%04
> Find/replace multiple-line text through regular expression.
For example, we can use this regular expression "Start[]*End" to match the following multi-line text:
Start Line
Any text here…
End
13. Script file
>You may define the frequently used regular expressions in script files and process the regular expressions by executing the script files.
14. 256-bit AES encryption/decryption
>Edit an encrypted file transparently with PilotEdit.
>Encrypt/decrypt multiple directories and files.
>Encrypt/decrypt files more than 4G.
>Save the active file as an encrypted/non-encrypted file.
>Save the active file as an encrypted/non-encrypted FTP file.
15. File group
>File group enable you to open multiple files by just one click.
16. Find/replace in multiple directories
>Find a string in multiple directories.
>Replace a string in multiple directories.
17. Sort
>Sort lines in a file in ascending/descending order.
>Sort lines in a file as text or integer number.
>Sort lines in a file over one column.
>Sort lines in a file over target strings defined by regular expression.
18. Find/remove duplicated lines
>Find duplicated lines in a file.
>Remove duplicated lines in a file.
>Compare lines as text or integer number.
>Compare lines over one column.
>Compare lines over target strings defined by regular expression.
19. String collection
>Copy the target strings matching the regular expression into clipboard. This function is useful when you need to collect some kind of strings from a text file, for example, Email addresses.
20. Save the selected files as new files with the old directory structure
>Copy the selected files together with the directory structure.


System requirements
PilotEdit DOESN'T support Win98 and WinNT.


What is new in PilotEdit 2.9
PilotEdit 2.9 provides the ability to register with user or company name.


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