re = /^( *)( *)( *)(['.-])((?!\4)(?4)+?)((?!\4|\5)(?4)++)\1\3whale
(?=.(.))\6.\7\4(?!\4|\6)([_\/])\3(?!(?11))\8\2(?=\2)\3\1_((?=\4+.).\5(?!\6)\5)(?!.?')\7\4
(?=.\7)\6.([,`])\3{2}(?=.((?!\8)[_\/])\11)\Q(_\E.\4{2}(?!\.)\5((?!\10)(?10)(?!\4+|\5|\6))\1\3{3}(\\)
(\3{3})\13\2{2}\1{1}\3+(?<=\S {10})\4\1\3\|
\1(?=\12)(?12)(?!`,)\10\4(\11{2})\4\14\10\15\9\8
\14{2}(?=\6)['-]\4(?<!-)\11\8\11\4\6\11\15\.-|(?!)/
str = ' .\'- whale
-::./ / _.\'\':.
-:, (__..\'` \\
\\ . |
`,.__. ,__.\'\'/
-._/_.-___.-'
# Print the match result
str.match(re) do |match|
puts match.to_s
end
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 Ruby, please visit: http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.0/Regexp.html