No worries, this is a perfect job for Notepad++'s regex find-and-replace feature! Here's a step-by-step guide to fix all those URLs in one go:

Step 1: Open Your File & Access Replace Dialog #

• Open the file containing your broken URLs in Notepad++.
• Press Ctrl+H to bring up the Replace window.

Step 2: Set Up the Regex Pattern #

In the Replace window:

1. Find what: Paste this regular expression (it targets the broken URL structure and captures the image ID):

   ^https://www\.newspapers\.com/image/(\d+)/\?terms=.*$
   

   Let's break this down so you know it's safe:

   • ^ matches the start of the line
   • https://www\.newspapers\.com/image/ targets the base part of your broken URL (dots are escaped with \ because they have special meaning in regex)
   • (\d+) captures the numeric image ID (like 999) — this is the part we want to keep
   • /\?terms=.*$ matches everything from the / after the ID to the end of the line (the messy terms part we want to discard)

2. Replace with: Paste this corrected URL template, using the captured ID:

   https://www.newspapers.com/download/image/?type=jpg&id=\1
   

   • \1 inserts the image ID we captured earlier (the 999 part)

Step 3: Enable Regex Mode & Replace #

• Under Search Mode, select the Regular expression radio button (make sure ". matches newline" is unchecked).
• Optional: Click Find Next a few times to verify the regex is matching your broken URLs correctly.
• Click Replace All — all your broken URLs will instantly be converted to the correct download format!

That's it! This should handle every instance of those broken URLs in your file.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Linda Harvey