How to match Return character

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How to match Return character Thu May 21, 2026 10:42 am • by bcarpenter
Hi Mr Noodle,

At some stage recently (I'm not sure when), Hazel has stopped recognising Return characters (line breaks) in the Contents Contains Match rule. Previously, a space character in Hazel would match with a Return character in the document. This no longer works. I can't find any way to match the return character at all, because some of my documents have patterns that are only recognisable when multiple lines are looked at together.

Is this a bug or a new feature?

Thanks.
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Re: How to match Return character Fri May 22, 2026 9:37 am • by Mr_Noodle
There should be no change on that front. Are you sure there isn't some other invisible character coming into play here? Can you post specifics from your rule/file?
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