'Emeditor : When using the extract feature : how to also remove the extracted contents (rows) from the source document?

Example : the file "A.txt" contains several rows with phrases :

This is a phrase
Bla keyword blabla
This is another phrase

Desired results :

in A.txt :

This is a phrase
This is another phrase

in B.txt :

Bla keyword blabla

Then I use the option "Find" keyword then I use "Extract". It extracts the correct rows in a new document (B.txt) but how to also remove the full row(s) containing the selected keyword in "A.txt" ?

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Solution 1:[1]

I do the same thing a lot in EmEditor and using only the keyboard, this is the quickest way I know.

Here are my steps:

  1. Highlight the search string and open the Find dialogue Ctrl + F
  2. Alt + T to Extract the lines into a new document/tab
  3. Esc to close the Find dialogue (not needed if option Close when finished in the Find dialogue is active).
  4. Go back to the original source document Ctrl + Tab
  5. Re-open the Find dialogue Ctrl + F
  6. Bookmark the lines Alt + B
  7. Esc to close the Find dialogue (not needed if option Close when finished in the Find dialogue is active).
  8. Delete the bookmarked lines Ctrl + Shift + Backspace

Steps 3 and 7 can be skipped if using the mouse to select the original source document. I just haven't figured how to activate it with the keyboard while the Find window is still open.

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