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Regular Expressions

A regular expression (shortened as regex or regexp also referred to as regular expression) is a sequence of characters that specifies a search pattern.

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What are you using RegEx for?

What are you using RegEx for?

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Regular Expressions for Regular People

Regular Expressions for Regular People

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Fun with JavaScript Regex

Fun with JavaScript Regex

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The string-matching regex explained step by step

The string-matching regex explained step by step

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Java Regex Cheat Sheet

Java Regex Cheat Sheet

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Replacing text using regex groups in VSCode

Replacing text using regex groups in VSCode

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Ruby Regexp Part 9 - Modifiers

Ruby Regexp Part 9 - Modifiers

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Ruby Regexp Part 8 - Lookarounds

Ruby Regexp Part 8 - Lookarounds

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Ruby Regexp Part 7 - Groupings and backreferences

Ruby Regexp Part 7 - Groupings and backreferences

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Ruby Regexp Part 6 - Character class

Ruby Regexp Part 6 - Character class

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Ruby Regexp Part 5 - Matched portions

Ruby Regexp Part 5 - Matched portions

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Ruby Regexp Part 2 - Anchors

Ruby Regexp Part 2 - Anchors

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Ruby Regexp Part 4 - Quantifiers

Ruby Regexp Part 4 - Quantifiers

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Ruby Regexp Part 3 - Alternatives and Escaping

Ruby Regexp Part 3 - Alternatives and Escaping

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Ruby Regexp Part 1 - Introduction

Ruby Regexp Part 1 - Introduction

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