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Regex details across different software
Vim
Quick summary — Vim uses its own version of regexes.
[cheat sheet]
[manual entry]
[cheat sheet]
Vim can be told to use different types of regex:
- Very magic mode — It's good practice to start most regexes with
\v to enable this. [1] [2] [3]
- PCRE — This can be used if Vim had been compiled with Perl enabled.
Less
It can be compiled with different regular expression engines.
Some things you might see:
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