Showing posts with label regular expressions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label regular expressions. Show all posts

Know your Regular Expressions

June 18, 2007 0 comments
You can build and test regular expressions (regexps) on UNIX® systems in several ways. Discover the available tools and techniques that can help you learn how to construct regular expressions for various programs and languages.

A regular expression is a notation for describing a pattern that matches a set of strings and this is common across many programs and languages. These various regexp implementations differ to some degree in the finery of their details, but the principles for learning to build regexps are common for all.

Regular Expression Tutorial

January 26, 2006 0 comments
This is a short tutorial on understanding regular expressions.

What is a Regular Expression ?


A regular expression is a set of characters that describe a pattern in any text. The set consists of a combination of characters and symbols which when used in a group, convey a special meaning. The term "Regular Expression" is usually abbreviated to regex or regexp.