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regexp(5) -- regular expression and pattern matching notation definitions
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A Regular Expression is a mechanism supported by many utilities for locating and manipulating patterns in text. Pattern Matching Notation is used by shells and other utilities for file name expansion. This manual entry defines two forms of regular expressions: Basic Regular Expressions and Extended Regular Expressions; and the one form of Pattern Matching Notation. |
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