regexp /reg'eksp/ n.
[Unix] (alt. `regex' or `reg-ex')
1. Common written and spoken abbreviation for `regular
expression', one of the wildcard patterns used, e.g., by Unix
utilities such as grep(1), sed(1), and awk(1).
These use conventions similar to but more elaborate than those
described under glob. For purposes of this lexicon, it is
sufficient to note that regexps also allow complemented character
sets using ^; thus, one can specify `any non-alphabetic
character' with [^A-Za-z]. 2. Name of a well-known PD
regexp-handling package in portable C, written by revered Usenetter
Henry Spencer <henry@zoo.toronto.edu>.
[Unix] (alt. `regex' or `reg-ex')
1. Common written and spoken abbreviation for `regular
expression', one of the wildcard patterns used, e.g., by Unix
utilities such as grep(1), sed(1), and awk(1).
These use conventions similar to but more elaborate than those
described under glob. For purposes of this lexicon, it is
sufficient to note that regexps also allow complemented character
sets using ^; thus, one can specify `any non-alphabetic
character' with [^A-Za-z]. 2. Name of a well-known PD
regexp-handling package in portable C, written by revered Usenetter
Henry Spencer <henry@zoo.toronto.edu>.
Related:
- regexp: /reg'eksp/ [UNIX] n. (alt. `regex' or `reg-ex')
1.
Common written and spoken abbreviation for `regular... - glob /glob/, not /glohb/ v.,n.
[Unix;
common] To expand special characters in a wildcarded name,
or the act of so doing (the action is also called... - awk /awk/
1. n. [Unix techspeak] An interpreted language
for massaging text data developed by Alfred Aho,
Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan (the name... - awk: 1. n. [UNIX techspeak] An interpreted language for massaging
text data developed by Alfred Aho,
Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan (the name... - rogue
1. [Unix] n. A Dungeons-and-Dragons-like game
using character graphics,
written under BSD Unix and subsequently ported to... - bang: 1. n. Common spoken name for `!' (ASCII 0100001),
especially when used in pronouncing a {bang path} in... - bang
1. n. Common spoken name for ! (ASCII 0100001),
especially when used in pronouncing a bang path in... - EOF /E-O-F/ n.
[abbreviation, `End Of File']
1.
[techspeak] The out-of-band value returned by C's ... - Common: percent; <percent sign>; mod; grapes.
Rare: [double-oh-seven]. & Common: <ampersand>...
