Add this to your web design tool box. This is a must have a for bootstrap web designers.
- ^ – Match only if the Following is at the Beginning of the Line
- $ – Match only if the Previous is at the End of the Line
- ? – Match the Previous 0 or 1 times (makes it optional)
- . – Match any Single Character
- * – Match the Previous 0 or More Times
- + – Match the Previous 1 or More Times
- (x) – Matches x and Remembers the match to be called using $1
- (?:x) – Matches x but does Not remember the match
- x(?=y) – Matches x Only if it is followed by y
- x(?!y) – Matches x only if it is NOT followed by y
- x|y – Matches x or y
- [xyz] – Matches any character enclosed in the Brackets. Note: This matches X, or Y, or Z; it doesn’t match the string “xyz”.
- [^xyz] – Matches any character Except for those listed in the Brackets.
- \ – “Escape” special characters. Thus \? literally matches ? not the Syntax Rule of “previous is option”.
- \d \w \s – Matches and Digit (number), Alphabetic Character (letter) or White Space (space bar) respectfully.
- \D \W \S – Matches everything But a Digit, Character, or White Space respectfully.
Examples:
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Purpose |
Example formatting |
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Include an entire directory but nothing beneath it |
http://www.yourdomain.com/shop/ ^/shop/[^/]*$ ** |
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Include all subdirectories |
http://www.yourdomain.com/shop/* ^/shop/.* |
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Include a single file |
http://www.yourdomain.com/shop.php ^/shop\.php |
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Include any file of a specific type |
^/shop/.*\.php – any php file |
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Include everything that contains a specific phrase |
http://www.yourdomain.com/*shop* ^/shop |
Simon Urbina
Simon is a Product Designer and Front End Dev with over 20 years of experience. He started as a graphic designer and illustrator coding his first website in 1996. He has worked with brands like Publix, Microsoft, and Discovery Channel.
