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cheat_sheets_regex [2023/02/11 14:26] – [Groups and Ranges] gmancheat_sheets_regex [2023/02/11 14:34] (current) – [Groups and Ranges] gman
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 Use a group to "capture and replace". Use a group to "capture and replace".
   * ''a(bc)'' parentheses create a capturing group with value ''bc''   * ''a(bc)'' parentheses create a capturing group with value ''bc''
-  * The parentheses are used to create "groups," which then get assigned a base-1 index, accessible in a replace with a ''$'' (i.e., the first parentheses-bounded (characters) become a group that can be referenced by ''$1'' (NOTE: in **gedit** you reference with a backslash: ''\'').+  * The parentheses are used to create "groups," which then get assigned a base-1 index, accessible in a //replace// with a ''$'' (i.e., the first parentheses-bounded (characters) become a group that can be referenced by ''$1'', the second group would be ''$2'', the third ''$3'', etc.). 
 +  * NOTE: in **gedit** you reference with a backslash: ''\'' not a ''$'' (i.e., ''\1\2\3'', etc.)
 +  * See the follow table regarding **string replacements**.
  
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