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698 points jgrahamc | 1 comments | 12 Jul 19 15:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.328s | source
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stevens32 ◴[12 Jul 19 23:26 UTC] No.20425422[source]▶
For the regex novices here, would anyone mind explaining what that pattern is meant to match? More specifically, what `.(?:.=.*)` is meant to do?
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Rapzid ◴[13 Jul 19 01:23 UTC] No.20425924[source]▶
I could tell you but I also want to tell you to plug that bad boy into https://regex101.com/ . It will give you a written explanation of the regexp on the right. And now, would you have believed I knew without peeking? ;)
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1. stevens32 ◴[17 Jul 19 17:39 UTC] No.20462046[source]▶
That is a super handy site, thanks!