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Linux Forums: Demystifying Regular Expressions

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 18, 2006

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

“In this article a simple usage of regular expressions is
described. Its intention is to bring users to try the most powerful
search and replace paradigm available and hopefully start using it.
This however can not replace good tutorials available on the sites
that are also mentioned in this article. The article is written
reproducing actual steps I took to complete my task, to show the
specifics and possible problems.

“There is nothing harder then starting to learn something from
the beginning…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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