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eschwartz · 07-31-2015, 01:39 AM

Yes, there are commands to do that. Fundamentally, regex is a language for describing word and character patterns.

Try a few regexes, check that they did what you want before continuing, and gradually you will get a feel for them.

And you will find even the regex gurus strongly advocate double-checking all replacements.

It's not critical, but it's a nice skill to have.
I found the following site very helpful and easy to follow -- it taught me most of what I know about regex: http://www.regular-expressions.info

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eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Yes, there are commands to do that. Fundamentally, regex is a language for describing word and character patterns. Try a few regexes, check that they did what you want before continuing, and gradually you will get a feel for them. And you will find even the regex gurus strongly advocate double-checking all replacements. It's not critical, but it's a nice skill to have. I found the following site very helpful and easy to follow -- it taught me most of what I know about regex: http://www.regular-expressions.info Last edited by eschwartz; 07-31-2015 at 01:42 AM.