In this post, we will explore a flexible utility function for splitting a string based on a given delimiter using C++ and the standard library. This allows us to break down complex strings into smaller parts that are easier to process and manipulate. The C++ Utility Function to Split a String by Another String Background:
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Tag: Regex
How to Match Multiple Lines using Regex in Perl One-liners
Posted onPerl one-liners with perl’s regular expression statement can be a very powerful text processing tools used as commands in a terminal or a script. By default, the input to the perl one-liner with -p or -n options is passed line by line. However, when we want to match multiple lines, it gets us some trouble.
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Grep 2 Lines using `grep` Command in Linux
Posted ongrep is excellent to match patterns from STDOUT/text files in command line or scripts. It’s handy. Sometimes, our problem is more complex than finding a keyword from a file. On a first thought, it may sound impossible using grep for such complex problems. But grep can be quite powerful than we thought. Today, let’s check
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How to grep a tab on Linux?
Posted onHow to grep a tab on Linux? Including ‘t’ seems not working. grep can grep tabs. The problem is likely the tab is not passed to grep. If you are using Bash, you can use ANSI-C quoting to pass the “tab” to grep: $ grep $’t’ file.txt Or, use Perl-style regex (only for GNU grep)
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How to test whether PATH has a specific directory in it in Bash on Linux?
Posted onHow to test whether PATH has a specific directory in it in Bash on Linux? For example, how to test whether /usr/local/mytool/bin is in $PATH? Directories in the $PATH variable are separated by :. So you can use a regular expression to test whether the $PATH contains a directory. The code for your specific example
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pkill and pgrep: Process Management Commands
Posted onThis is a introduction to *nix’s process management tools: pkill and pgrep. As this site’s domain name was pkill.info, a introduction to pkill should exist here. NAME pgrep, pkill – look up or signal processes based on name and other attributes SYNOPSIS pgrep [-flvx] [-d delimiter] [-n|-o] [-P ppid,…] [-g pgrp,…] [-s sid,…] [-u euid,…]
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