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| Meta-Characters | Example | Matches |
| / ... / | /a/ | Any "a" |
| . | /a./ | An "a" followed by any character |
| * | /ab*c/ | An "a", then 0 or more "b's", then a "c" |
| + | /ab+c/ | An "a", then 1 or more "b's", then a "c" |
| [ ... ] | /[ab]/ | An "a" or a "b" |
| - | /[a-z]/ | An "a" or "b" or "c" ... or "z" |
| ^ | /[^a-z]/ | Any character except "a-z" |
| ^ | /^ace/ | Begins with "ace" |
| $ | /ace$/ | Ends with "ace" |