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Remove duplicate lines

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Example

Example: apple
apple
pear

Case-sensitive. Text is treated literally. Maximum 1,000,000 characters.

How to use this result

Keep the first occurrence of each distinct line and remove later exact matches. This is useful when combining repeated identifiers or a copied checklist. The order of the first appearances is preserved.

Worked example

text: apple
apple
pear
apple
pear

Limits and edge cases

Matching is case-sensitive: Apple and apple remain separate. Leading and trailing spaces are significant. Repeated blank lines become one blank line; use Trim lines first if whitespace should be ignored.