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uni-scrubber

uni-scrubber

Lindon Abarra

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69 installs
| (0) | Free
Automatically detects special characters in the file and will show the equivalent unicode.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Uni-Scrubber

Uni-Scrubber is a Visual Studio Code extension that helps you identify and replace special characters in your text documents. It provides commands to scan for special characters and create a scrubber document for easy replacement.

Features

  • Scan for Special Characters: Identify characters in your document that have a Unicode value greater than 127.
  • Create Scrubber Document: Generate a new document with a list of special characters and their replacements.

Installation

  1. Open Visual Studio Code.
  2. Go to the Extensions view by clicking on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of the window.
  3. Search for "Uni-Scrubber".
  4. Click "Install" to install the extension.

Usage

Scan for Special Characters

  1. Open a text document in Visual Studio Code.
  2. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) to open the Command Palette.
  3. Type Uni-Scrubber: Scan for Special Characters and press Enter.
  4. A new document will open with a list of special characters and their Unicode values.

Create Scrubber Document

  1. After scanning for special characters, press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) to open the Command Palette.
  2. Type Uni-Scrubber: Create Scrubber Document and press Enter.
  3. A new document will open with a list of special characters, their Unicode values, and their replacements.

Commands

  • uni-scrubber.scrub: Scans the active document for special characters and creates a new document with the results.
  • uni-scrubber.createScrubber: Creates a scrubber document based on the scanned special characters.

Release Notes

0.0.2

Added Extension Logo

0.0.1

Initial Version - Beta

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