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==Pattern Matching== | ==Pattern Matching== | ||
*[[Pattern_Matching|Pattern Matching Overview]] | *[[Pattern_Matching|Pattern Matching Overview]] | ||
| + | *[[Pattern_Matching#Pattern_Matching_Codes|Pattern Matching Codes]] | ||
*[[Pattern_Matching_Newline|Pattern Matching the Newline]] | *[[Pattern_Matching_Newline|Pattern Matching the Newline]] | ||
*[[Pattern_Matching_Beginning_End|Pattern Matching the Beginning / End]] | *[[Pattern_Matching_Beginning_End|Pattern Matching the Beginning / End]] | ||
vEdit has very flexible search and replace capabilities. Besides searching for a literal sequence of characters, you can also search using vEdit’s powerful “pattern matching” or “regular expressions”.
Searches normally use pattern matching. This is a powerful searching syntax, unique to vEdit, that has “wildcard” characters for matching letters, digits and much more. It is easy to use; only the character “|” has a special meaning.
Searches can alternatively use regular expressions which is a powerful search and replace syntax from UNIX. It is much more complex and most punctuation characters have a special meaning.
You can also search in “ Simple ” mode without any pattern matching or regular expressions. It is only recommended for very novice users because no “wild- card” searching is possible.