User Guide : Appendix A- CXL Quick Reference : Regular Expression Summary
 
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Regular Expression Summary
c matches the non-metacharacter c.
\c matches the literal char c and suppresses the special meaning of a metacharacter.
^ 1. metacharacter that matches the beginning of a line or string.
2. when used in a character class, the ^ negates the character class.
$ metacharacter, matches the end of a line or string.
. metacharacter, matches any single character except newline.
- metacharacter, use to create a character range in a character class.
[ and ] metacharacters, used to represent a character class.
r1|r2 alternation: matches either r1 or r2 where r1 and r2 are regular expressions.
r1r2 concatenation: matches r1, and then r2. r1 and r2 are regular expressions.
r+ matches one or more r's. r is a regular expression and + is a metacharacter.
r* matches zero or more r's. * is a metacharacter.
r? matches zero or one r's. ? is a metacharacter.
( and ) (bob) + by matches bobby, bobbobby, bobbobbobby, ...