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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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import Foundation let pattern = #"^(.+)\/(.+)(.cue)$"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .anchorsMatchLines) let testString = #""" Bryan Adams - 1988 Live! Live! Live!/Bryan Adams - Live! Live! Live!.cue Bryan Adams - 1993 So Far So Good/Bryan Adams - So Far So Good.cue Bryan Adams - 2005 Anthology/CD2/Bryan Adams - Anthology CD2.cue Bryan Adams - 2005 Anthology/CD1/Bryan Adams - Anthology CD1.cue Bryan Adams - 1988 Hits On Fire/Bryan Adams - Hits On Fire.cue Bryan Adams - 1997 MTV Unplugged/Bryan Adams - MTV Unplugged.cue """# let stringRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: testString.utf16.count) let substitutionString = #"pushd '$1'\nshnsplit -t %n-%t -o flac -f '$2$3' '$2.flac' && rm -f '$2.flac'\npopd\n"# let result = regex.stringByReplacingMatches(in: testString, range: stringRange, withTemplate: substitutionString) print(result)

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Swift 5.2, please visit: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nsregularexpression