The fastest way to create a regular expression is to find a cat first.
Here are some learning resources and tools that will untangle that nasty regular expression for you.
Regular Expression Books
- Regular Expressions Cookbook
- Mastering Regular Expressions
- Introducing Regular Expressions
sed
andawk
Pocket Reference
Regular Expression Toolbox
- RegexBuddy (my favorite RegExp tool on Windows)
- Regexr (my favorite web-based RegExp editor)
- Debuggex
- I Hate Regex
- Regex Tester
- Regexplained
- Scriptular
That’s all for now. I’ll update the list if I bump into new tools or learning resources.
Until next time… May the source be with you 🦄.
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