29. Regex and glob
[!ref] Full details in the User Manual, "Smart-coding tools".
29.1 Filename glob
| Literal | Meaning |
|---|---|
* |
Any chars (not crossing /) |
** |
Any number of directories |
? |
One char |
[abc] |
Char class |
[!abc] |
Negated class |
{a,b,c} |
Alternation |
Examples:
| Pattern | Intent |
|---|---|
**/*.go |
All Go files |
src/**/*test*.{ts,tsx} |
TS / TSX containing "test" under src |
[Mm]akefile |
Makefile / makefile |
29.2 Content search (RE2)
| Metachar | Meaning |
|---|---|
. |
Any one char (not newline) |
\d \w \s |
Digit / word / whitespace |
^ $ |
Start / end of line |
\b |
Word boundary |
(?i) |
Inline case-insensitive |
(...) |
Capture group |
(?:...) |
Non-capture group |
+ * ? |
Quantifiers |
{n,m} |
Repeat n–m |
No back-references
\1or PCRE-style look-behinds(?<=…).