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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]
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    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
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    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
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    \S
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    \d
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    \D
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  • Match everything enclosed
    (?:...)
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  • 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}
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    ^
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    \b
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    \B

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# If you'd like to omit non-matching lines from the result; add ';d' to the end of the expression. sed -E 's/search-service_1 \| sms res id = (\d+) , distance = {{{} \[\] \[\] <nil>} 0 \[\] (.*) <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0}/$1, $2/gm;t' <<< "search-service_1 | sms res id = 45814 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.5 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 18622669 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3.5 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 18541500 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 2.7 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 17806946 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.9 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 18645390 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.2 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 47573 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 18388659 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 430 m <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 18605401 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 2.4 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 47291 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 48192 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 640 m <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 41059 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.5 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 41863 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 1 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 42077 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 5.3 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 18946571 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 1.7 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 44398 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 1.7 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 45025 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 5.3 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 41338 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.2 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 41847 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.2 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 42129 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 5.3 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 41065 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 41835 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3.3 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 43315 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.2 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 43171 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 1.1 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 41083 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.8 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 41096 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 670 m <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 44809 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3.8 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 46066 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 1.4 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 32941 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.3 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 44365 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 1.5 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 35267 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 1.6 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 18357376 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.6 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 18372032 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 430 m <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 18358464 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 35973 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.6 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 44255 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.9 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 44338 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 5.3 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 44419 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 1.1 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 47632 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 1.6 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 47555 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 47626 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 47805 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 1.3 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 47798 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3.9 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 48097 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 48503 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 440 m <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 47011 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 47066 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.2 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 18476898 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 930 m <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 18466014 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3.6 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 18168364 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 1.6 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 18466032 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3.8 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 18426898 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3.8 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 17754652 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3.8 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 17871402 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 1.4 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 16542271 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 1.7 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 16557043 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 5.4 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 16529631 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.9 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 17740628 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 2.5 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 17741763 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 3.9 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 17715215 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.8 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0} search-service_1 | sms res id = 17740619 , distance = {{{} [] [] <nil>} 0 [] 4.2 km <nil> <nil> <nil> <nil> unknown 0 0 0 <nil> 0}"

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 SED, please visit: https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/manual/html_node/The-_0022s_0022-Command.html