Version 13 of BOOK Mastering Regular Expressions

Updated 2005-07-01 07:32:48

Author: Jeffrey E. F. Friedl

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This book explains regular expressions in general, and then covers a number of different tools explaining ----

The second edition [L1 ] praises Tcl's regular expression engine: Henry's Tcl regex engine is an important step forward.

Also, in Chapter 6: Crafting and Efficient Expression, Friedl says: Most of what this chapter talks about simply does not apply to Tcl. And, as the sidebar explains, Henry Spencer's Tcl regex is a hybrid DFA/NFA engine and it doesn't need most of the optimizations described in the


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