Once you learn and internalize the extended grep syntax, you have a new tool in your toolbox for command line usage, programmatic usage, conditionals in databases, find/replace fields in IDEs.
Regexes are everywhere in computing where text exists: on all operating systems, in all programming languages, and in all other software categories.
Just learn the regex syntax, go forth, and conquer!
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Once you learn and internalize the extended grep syntax, you have a new tool in your toolbox for command line usage, programmatic usage, conditionals in databases, find/replace fields in IDEs.
Regexes are everywhere in computing where text exists: on all operating systems, in all programming languages, and in all other software categories.
Just learn the regex syntax, go forth, and conquer!