Irregular

Irregular Patterns

Irregular includes 146 regular expressions |Name|Description|IsGenerator| |:—|:———-|:———-| |ArithmeticOperator|Simple Arithmetic Operators|False| |BalancedBrackets|Matches content in brackets, as long as it is balanced|False| |BalancedCode|Matches code balanced by a [, {, or (|True| |BalancedCurlyBracket|Matches content in {}, as long as it is balanced|False| |BalancedParenthesis|Matches content in parenthesis, as long as it is balanced|False| |C_Define|Matches C/C++ #define|False| |C_Enum|Matches a C/C++ Enum|False| |C_IfDef|Matches C/C++ #if/#ifdef/#ifndef .. #endif|False| |C_Include|Matches C/C++ #include|False| |C_Struct|Matches a C/C++ Struct|False| |CamelCaseSpace|Matches where a CamelCaseSpace would be|False| |CNC_GCode|Matches GCode Instructions|False| |Code_BuildVersion|Matches a build version|False| |Code_Method|Matches methods in most languages|False| |Code_Namespace|Finds a Namespace (captures the Name and the Content between {})|False| |Code_PackageVersion|Matches a Package Name with a Version.
Includes captures for Name, Version, Major, Minor, Patch, Build, and Prerelease, and Extension|False| |Code_Region|Matches a #region #endregion pair. Returns the Name of the Region and the Content.|True| |Code_SemanticVersion|Matches a Semantic Version. See https://semver.org/.|False| |Colon|Matches a literal colon|False| |Console_24BitColor|Matches an ANSI 24-bit color|False| |Console_4BitColor|Matches an ANSI 3 or 4-bit color|False| |Console_8BitColor|Matches an ANSI 8-bit color|False| |Console_Blink|Matches ANSI Blink Start or End|False| |Console_Bold|Matches an ANSI Bold Start or End|False| |Console_Code|Matches an ANSI escape code|False| |Console_Color|Matches an ANSI color|False| |Console_Cursor|Matches an ANSI cursor control|False| |Console_DefaultColor|Matches an ANSI 24-bit color|False| |Console_Faint|Matches an ANSI Faint (aka dim) Start or End|False| |Console_Hide|Matches ANSI Hide (aka conceal) Start or End|False| |Console_Invert|Matches ANSI Invert Start or End|False| |Console_Italic|Matches ANSI Italic Start or End|False| |Console_Link|Matches ANSI Hyperlink|False| |Console_Note|Matches an ANSI VT520 Note|False| |Console_Reset|Matches an ANSI Reset (this clears formatting)|False| |Console_Strikethrough|Matches ANSI Strikethrough Start or End|False| |Console_Style|Matches an ANSI style (color or text option)|False| |Console_Underline|Matches ANSI Underline/DoubleUnderline Start or Underline End|False| |CSharp_Class|Matches a CSharp class|False| |CSharp_Identifier|Matches a CSharp identifier|False| |CSharp_Namespace|Matches a CSharp namespace|False| |CSharp_Using|Matches a CSharp using keyword|False| |Decimals|Matching any series of decimals is deceptively complicated|False| |Digits|Repeated Digits|False| |DoubleQuotedString|Matches a double quoted string, with an optional escape sequence (defaulting to backtick or backslash).|True| |EmailAddress|Matches an Email Address|False| |Equals|A literal equal sign =|False| |FFmpeg_Configuration|Matches FFMpeg configuration|False| |FFmpeg_Input|Matches FFMpeg inputs|False| |FFmpeg_Metadata|Matches FFMpeg metadata|False| |FFmpeg_Output|Matches FFMpeg outputs|False| |FFmpeg_Progress|Matches Progress Lines in FFMpeg output|False| |FFmpeg_Stream|Matches FFMpeg streams|False| |GenericBalancingExpression|This expression matches content that is within “balanced” punctuation.
It does not validate that each type of open/close punctuation is valid.
Just that it any open punctuation is matched by closed punctuation.|False| |GetMarkupTag|Gets one or more specific markup tags. By default, anchor tags.|True| |Git_Commit|Matches Output from git commit|False| |Git_Diff|Matches Output from git diff|False| |Git_DiffHeader|Matches Header information from the output of git diff|False| |Git_DiffRange|Matches a diff range|False| |Git_Log|Matches Output from git log|False| |HexColor|Matches an RGB Hex Color|False| |HexDigits|Matches one or more hexadecimal digits|False| |HTML_DataAttribute|Matches an HTML data attribute|False| |HTML_DataSet|Matches HTML5 start tags with data attributes|False| |HTML_EndTag|Gets one or more end markup tags. By default, gets end anchor tags.|True| |HTML_IDAttribute|Matches an HTML ID attribute|False| |HTML_ItemScope|Matches HTML5 tags with an itemscope|False| |HTML_LinkedData|Matches JSON Linked Data (JSON within HTML)|False| |HTML_StartOrEndTag|Gets one or more start markup tags. By default, gets start anchor tags.|True| |HTML_StartTag|Gets one or more start markup tags. By default, gets start anchor tags.|True| |JSON_List|A JSON List|False| |JSON_ListItem|Matches a JSON list item. If no -ListIndex is provided, will match all items in the list |True| |JSON_ListSeparator|Matches a JSON list separator|False| |JSON_Number|Matches a JSON Number|False| |JSON_Property|Matches a JSON property. -PropertyName can be customized.|True| |JSON_PropertyName|A property within a JSON string|False| |JSON_String|Matches a JSON string|False| |JSON_Value||False| |Keyboard_Shortcut|Matches Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts are a followed by a Key|False| |[LeadingWhitespace](/RegEx/LeadingWhitespace.regex.txt)|Matches zero or more whitespaces after the beginning of a line.|False| |[LineEndsWithColon](/RegEx/LineEndsWithColon.regex.txt)|This returns lines that end with a colon|False| |[LineStartOrEnd](/RegEx/LineStartOrEnd.regex.txt)|This will match either a line start or end.|False| |[Liquid_Expression](/RegEx/Liquid/Expression.regex.txt)|Matches Liquid Expressions|False| |[Liquid_Tag](/RegEx/Liquid/Tag.regex.txt)|Matches Liquid Tags|False| |[Markdown_CodeBlock](/RegEx/Markdown/CodeBlock.regex.ps1)|Matches a Markdown code block.

Code blocks can start/end with 3 or more backticks or tildas, or 4 indented whitespaces|True| |[Markdown_Heading](/RegEx/Markdown/Heading.regex.ps1)|Matches Markdown Headings. Can provide a -HeadingName, -HeadingLevel, and -IncludeContent.|True| |[Markdown_Link](/RegEx/Markdown/Link.regex.ps1)|Matches a Markdown Link. Can customize the link text and link url.|True| |[Markdown_List](/RegEx/Markdown/List.regex.txt)|Matches a Markdown List|False| |[Markdown_ThematicBreak](/RegEx/Markdown/ThematicBreak.regex.txt)|Matches markdown horizontal rules|False| |[Markdown_YAMLHeader](/RegEx/Markdown/YAMLHeader.regex.txt)|Matches a Markdown YAML Header|False| |[MultilineComment](/RegEx/MultilineComment.regex.ps1)|Matches Multline Comments from a variety of languages.
Currently supported: PowerShell, C#, C++, JavaScript, Ruby, HTML, and XML
When this generator is used with a piped in file, the extension will autodetect the format.
If the format could not be autodetected, the match will always fail.|True| |[Mustache_Tag](/RegEx/Mustache/Tag.regex.ps1)||True| |[Network_IPv4Address](/RegEx/Network/IPv4Address.regex.txt)|Matches an IPv4 Address|False| |[Network_MACAddress](/RegEx/Network/MACAddress.regex.txt)|Matches a MAC address|False| |[NewLine](/RegEx/NewLine.regex.txt)|A newline (in either Windows (\r\n) or Unix (\n) form)|False| |[NextColon](/RegEx/NextColon.regex.txt)|This returns the position of the next colon, but not the next colon itself.|False| |[NextWord](/RegEx/NextWord.regex.txt)|Finds all repeated text that is not whitespace or punctuation.|False| |[NumberAndExponent](/RegEx/NumberAndExponent.regex.txt)|Matches a decimal number with an exponent.|False| |[NumberSign](/RegEx/NumberSign.regex.txt)|A number sign \#|False| |[OpenSCAD_Customization](/RegEx/OpenSCAD/Customization.regex.txt)|Matches Potential Open SCAD Customizations|False| |[OpenSCAD_Function](/RegEx/OpenSCAD/Function.regex.txt)|Matches Open SCAD Functions|False| |[OpenSCAD_Include](/RegEx/OpenSCAD/Include.regex.txt)|Matches Open SCAD Modules|False| |[OpenSCAD_Module](/RegEx/OpenSCAD/Module.regex.txt)|Matches Open SCAD Modules|False| |[OpenSCAD_Parameter](/RegEx/OpenSCAD/Parameter.regex.txt)|Matches Potential Open SCAD Module Parameters|False| |[OpenSCAD_Use](/RegEx/OpenSCAD/Use.regex.txt)|Matches Open SCAD Modules|False| |[OptionalWhitespace](/RegEx/OptionalWhitespace.regex.txt)|This matches zero or more whitespace characters|False| |[PHP_Tag](/RegEx/PHP/Tag.regex.txt)|Matches most PHP tags|False| |[PII_Redacted_SSN](/RegEx/PII/Redacted_SSN.regex.txt)|Matches Unredacted Social Security Numbers|False| |[PII_Unredacted_SSN](/RegEx/PII/Unredacted_SSN.regex.txt)|Matches Unredacted Social Security Numbers|False| |[PowerShell_Attribute](/RegEx/PowerShell/Attribute.regex.txt)|Matches a PowerShell attribute declaration|False| |[PowerShell_AttributeValue](/RegEx/PowerShell/AttributeValue.regex.txt)|This expression extracts the key/value pairs from a PowerShell attribute body (the content within parenthesis)|False| |[PowerShell_Function](/RegEx/PowerShell/Function.regex.txt)|Matches PowerShell functions|False| |[PowerShell_Hashtable](/RegEx/PowerShell/Hashtable.regex.txt)|Matches a PowerShell Hashtable|False| |[PowerShell_HelpField](/RegEx/PowerShell/HelpField.regex.ps1)|Matches specific fields from inline help|True| |[PowerShell_Invoke_Variable](/RegEx/PowerShell/Invoke_Variable.regex.txt)|Matches any time a variable is invoked (with the . or & operator)|False| |[PowerShell_ParameterSet](/RegEx/PowerShell/ParameterSet.regex.txt)|Matches PowerShell ParameterSets (in [Parameter] and [CmdletBinding] attributes)|False| |[PowerShell_Region](/RegEx/PowerShell/Region.regex.ps1)|Matches a PowerShell #region/#endregion pair. Returns the Name of the Region and the Content.|True| |[PowerShell_Requires](/RegEx/PowerShell/Requires.regex.txt)|Matches PowerShell #requires|False| |[PowerShell_ScriptBlock](/RegEx/PowerShell/ScriptBlock.regex.txt)|Matches a PowerShell script block|False| |[PowerShell_Variable](/RegEx/PowerShell/Variable.regex.txt)|Matches a PowerShell Variable|False| |[Punctuation](/RegEx/Punctuation.regex.txt)|Matches any single or repeated punctuation.|False| |[RegularExpression_Group](/RegEx/RegularExpression/Group.regex.txt)|Matches groups in a regular expression|False| |[RegularExpression_GroupName](/RegEx/RegularExpression/GroupName.regex.txt)|Matches a regular expression group name|False| |[RegularExpression_Quantifier](/RegEx/RegularExpression/Quantifier.regex.txt)|Matches a quantifier|False| |[REST_Variable](/RegEx/REST/Variable.regex.ps1)|Matches variables within a RESTful URL. Variables can take several forms:

|True| |[Security_AccessToken](/RegEx/Security/AccessToken.regex.ps1)|Matches Access Tokens.

Access Tokens are single-line base64 strings that have more than -MinimumLength characters (default 40)|True| |[Security_JWT](/RegEx/Security/JWT.regex.txt)|Matches a JSON Web Token (JWT)|False| |[SingleQuotedString](/RegEx/SingleQuotedString.regex.ps1)|Matches a single quoted string, with an optional escape sequence (defaulting to two single quotes or a backslash).|True| |[StartsWithCapture](/RegEx/StartsWithCapture.regex.txt)|Matches if the string starts with a named capture, and captures the FirstCaptureName|False| |[Subtitle_SRT](/RegEx/Subtitle/SRT.regex.txt)|Matches a SubRip Subtitle|False| |[Subtitle_VTT](/RegEx/Subtitle/VTT.regex.txt)|Matches a WebVTT Subtitle|False| |[Symbol](/RegEx/Symbol.regex.txt)|Matches a Symbol|False| |[Symbol_Currency](/RegEx/Symbol/Currency.regex.txt)|Matches a Math Symbol|False| |[Symbol_Math](/RegEx/Symbol/Math.regex.txt)|Matches a Math Symbol|False| |[Tag](/RegEx/Tag.regex.txt)|This will match a balanced markup tag.|False| |[TrueOrFalse](/RegEx/TrueOrFalse.regex.txt)|Matches the literal 'true' or 'false'|False| |[Unix_Conf_File](/RegEx/Unix/Conf_File.regex.txt)|Matches Configuraiton File Content|False| |[Unix_Conf_Line](/RegEx/Unix/Conf_Line.regex.txt)|Matches Lines in a .conf or .ini file.|False| |[Unix_Conf_Section](/RegEx/Unix/Conf_Section.regex.txt)|Matches Sections in a .conf file.|False| |[Unix_Cron_Interval](/RegEx/Unix/Cron_Interval.regex.txt)|Matches a Cron interval|False| |[Unix_Duration](/RegEx/Unix/Duration.regex.txt)|Matches a Duration, defined in ISO 8601|False| |[Unix_FileSystemType](/RegEx/Unix/FileSystemType.regex.txt)|Matches a File System Type (described in /proc/filesystems)|False| |[Unix_Mount](/RegEx/Unix/Mount.regex.txt)|Matches a Unix Mount|False| |[Unix_User](/RegEx/Unix/User.regex.txt)|Matches a User (described in /etc/passwd)|False| |[YAML_Key](/RegEx/YAML/Key.regex.ps1)|Matches a YAML key. The -Key can be customized.|True| |[YAML_Value](/RegEx/YAML/Value.regex.ps1)|Matches a YAML key. The -Key can be customized.|True|

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