How can I remove lines between two lines using regular expressions?

So, I have a file like:

    FLAGSHARE
    xxxxxx
    xxxxx, 1 2015

    words....

    FLAGSHARE
    xxxxxx
    xxxxx, 2 2015

    words....

    FLAGSHARE
    xxxxxx
    xxxxx, 3 2015

    words....

etc.etc.

How can I remove the three lines FLAGSHARE, xxxxxx, xxxxx, * 2015 (essentially remove FLAGSHARE, 2015 and the lines between FLAGSHARE and 2015) using Notepad ++?

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regex notepad ++ lines

Ted May 31 '15 at 12:29

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You can use the following:

FLAGSHARE[\s\S]*?2015

And replace with ''

(empty string)

See DEMO

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karthik manchala May 31 '15 @ 12:35 pm

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You can also use:

FLAGSHARE[\S\s]*?\d{4}

DEMO

which will also fit any year

You can also use:

FLAGSHARE[\S\s]*?20\d{2}

During any year in the format: 20 **

Or even:

FLAGSHARE[\S\s]*?\d\s*\d\n

What will work in all situations

DEMO

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Downgoat May 31 '15 at 15:52

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