Thread: Calibre RegExp search: unexpected results
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Old 03-03-2023, 08:17 PM   #3
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This will almost certainly be escaping issues. IIRC you need double backslashes. Start with something simple like

title:"~\\("

check that this finds titles with a ( in them.
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