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[bug-gawk] How to escape a string into its regex form
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Peng Yu |
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[bug-gawk] How to escape a string into its regex form |
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Sat, 7 Sep 2019 22:39:28 -0500 |
Hi,
For a string, I want to generate a regex that match the string exactly.
For example, for a string "abc.xyz", the escaped string will be
"abc\.xyz". What is the correct way to perform such an escape for any
arbitrary string? Thanks.
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Regards,
Peng
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