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Ruby
String
grep
1.
Regular Expressions
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match the first line just by using a word in the pattern
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a pair of square brackets ([]) matches any character in the brackets
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match alternate forms of a pattern using the pipe character (|)
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Grouping uses parentheses to group a subexpression, like this one that contains an alternation
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Anchors anchor a pattern to the beginning (^) or end ($) of a line
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\d represents a digit; it is the same as using [0-9].
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Similar to $, the shortcut \z matches the end of a string, not a line
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Find out the phone number
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? is a repetition operator
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The plus sign (+) operator indicates one or more of the previous pattern
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Braces ({}) specifies the exact number of digits, such as \d{3} or \d{4}