Regular Expressions

Ahoy, matey! Whilst nay a full programmin' language, regular expressions do fulfill an important role in most modern operatin' systems, savvy? They be providin' a text-based method fer describin' textual patterns that can be used fer search and replace or extraction operations on text files. Arrr, they be tremendously flexible and fast, but be difficult t' master, ye scallywag.

This user manual be nay goin' t' attempt t' teach Regular Expressions since there be other great resources and entire books devoted t' th' subject. Instead, we shall offer some great links and resources ye may find helpful when beginnin' t' learn, matey.

• RegexOne be a website that guides ye through learnin' regular expressions at yer own pace, savvy?
• Reggy be a useful app fer OS X that helps ye write and test regular expressions, Arrr!
• regular-expressions.info be a great website with a lot o' resources and tutorials fer yer plunderin' o' knowledge.