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regex — Regular expressions (`regex`) are patterns used to match, search, and manipulate text. Note: `regex`
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regex command: Regular expressions (regex) are patterns used to match, search, and manipulate text. Note: regex isn't a command, but syntax to be used with other commands. More information: <https://cheatography.com/davechild/cheat-sheets/regular-expressions/>.Solution
regex — Regular expressions (regex) are patterns used to match, search, and manipulate text. Note: regex isn't a command, but syntax to be used with other commands. More information: <https://cheatography.com/davechild/cheat-sheets/regular-expressions/>.Match any single character:
.Match the start of a line:
^{{hello}}Match the end of a line:
{{world}}$Match zero or more repeated characters:
{{a}}*Match a set of characters:
[{{abc}}]Match ranges of characters:
[{{a-z}}][{{3-9}}]Match anything but the specified character:
[^{{a}}]Match a boundary around a word:
"\b{{text}}\b"Code Snippets
Match any single character
.Match the start of a line
^{{hello}}Match the end of a line
{{world}}$Match zero or more repeated characters
{{a}}*Match a set of characters
[{{abc}}]Context
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