Regular Expressions 101

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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

Regular Expression
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r"
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gm

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import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { final String regex = "^(?!.*(?:is OK|is a broken|file could not be opened)).*"; final String string = "eth0\n" + "10.0.11.196\n" + "00:0C:29:AF:6A:A7\n" + "parameters passed to uvscan: --DRIVER /opt/McAfee/uvscan/datfiles/current -- ANALYZE --AFC=32 ATIME-PRESERVE --PLAD --RPTALL RPTOBJECTS SUMMARY --UNZIP -- RECURSIVE --SHOWCOMP --MIME --THREADS=4 /tmp\n" + "temp XML output is: /tmp/HIQZRq7t2R\n" + "McAfee VirusScan Command Line for Linux64 Version: 6.0.5.614\n" + "Copyright (C) 2014 McAfee, Inc.\n" + "(408) 988-3832 LICENSED COPY - April 03 2016\n\n" + "AV Engine version: 5700.7163 for Linux64.\n" + "Dat set version: 8124 created Apr 3 2016\n" + "Scanning for 670707 viruses, trojans and variants.\n\n\n" + "No file or directory found matching /root/SVN/swd-lhn-build/trunk/utils/ATIME-PRESERVE\n\n" + "No file or directory found matching /root/SVN/swd-lhn-build/trunk/utils/RPTOBJECTS\n\n" + "No file or directory found matching /root/SVN/swd-lhn-build/trunk/utils/SUMMARY\n" + "/tmp/tmp.BQshVRSiBo ... is OK.\n" + "/tmp/keyring-F6vVGf/socket ... file could not be opened.\n" + "/tmp/keyring-F6vVGf/socket.ssh ... file could not be opened.\n" + "/tmp/keyring-F6vVGf/socket.pkcs11 ... file could not be opened.\n" + "/tmp/yum.log ... is OK.\n" + "/tmp/tmp.oW75zGUh4S ... is OK.\n" + "/tmp/.X11-unix/X0 ... file could not be opened.\n" + "/tmp/tmp.LCZ9Ji6OLs ... is OK.\n" + "/tmp/tmp.QdAt1TNQSH ... is OK.\n" + "/tmp/ks-script-MqIN9F ... is OK.\n" + "/tmp/tmp.mHXPvYeKjb/mcupgrade.conf ... is OK.\n" + "/tmp/tmp.mHXPvYeKjb/uvscan/uninstall-uvscan ... is OK.\n" + "/tmp/tmp.mHXPvYeKjb/mcscan ... is OK.\n" + "/tmp/tmp.mHXPvYeKjb/uvscan/install-uvscan ... is OK.\n" + "/tmp/tmp.mHXPvYeKjb/uvscan/readme.txt ... is OK.\n" + "/tmp/tmp.mHXPvYeKjb/uvscan/uvscan_secure ... is OK.\n" + "/tmp/tmp.mHXPvYeKjb/uvscan/signlic.txt ... is OK.\n" + "/tmp/tmp.mHXPvYeKjb/uvscan/uvscan ... is OK.\n" + "/tmp/tmp.mHXPvYeKjb/uvscan/liblnxfv.so.4 ... is OK."; final Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(regex, Pattern.MULTILINE); final Matcher matcher = pattern.matcher(string); while (matcher.find()) { System.out.println("Full match: " + matcher.group(0)); for (int i = 1; i <= matcher.groupCount(); i++) { System.out.println("Group " + i + ": " + matcher.group(i)); } } } }

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 Java, please visit: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/regex/Pattern.html