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regexp
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/regeksp/ , n. [Unix] (alt.: regex or reg-ex ) 1. Common written and spoken
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abbreviation for regular expression , one of the wildcard patterns used,
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e.g., by Unix utilities such as grep (1) , sed (1) , and awk (1). These use
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conventions similar to but more elaborate than those described under glob.
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For purposes of this lexicon, it is sufficient to note that regexps also
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allow complemented character sets using ^ ; thus, one can specify any
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non-alphabetic character with [^A-Za-z]. 2. Name of a well-known PD
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regexp-handling package in portable C, written by revered Usenetter Henry
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Spencer.
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