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  • All Tokens
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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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re = /http[s]?:\/\/www.amazon.com(\w+)(.*)\/(dp|gp\/product)\/(?P<asin>\w+).*/mi str = 'https://www.amazon.com/adidas-Melange-Performance-T-Shirt-Charcoal/dp/B07P4LVZNL/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Adidas+M%C3%A8lange+Tech+T-Shirt+A372&qid=1579685244&sr=8-2-fkmr1 https://www.amazon.com/adidas-Originals-Solid-Melange-Purple/dp/B07DXPN7TK/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?dchild=1&keywords=Adidas+M%C3%A8lange+Tech+T-Shirt+A372&qid=1579685244&sr=8-1-fkmr2 https://www.amazon.com/adidas-Game-Mode-Polo-Multi-Sport/gp/B07R23QGH6/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_2?dchild=1&keywords=Adidas+M%C3%A8lange+Tech+T-Shirt+A372&qid=1579685244&sr=8-2-fkmr2' # Print the match result str.scan(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