I'm sorry if i wasn't clear after tmp_ can come any character for example tmp_6676frf877 or tmp_hbhbbd3y78783xcbh how can i limit my regex to catch any character but not "/" Thx Roiy
-----Original Message----- From: Mark Maunder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 12:13 PM To: Zysman, Roiy Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: limiting a regular expression What are you trying to match? If it's just the dir name then: /\/(tmp_\w)/ will do it and set $1 to equal your directory name. ~mark. http://www.workzoo.com/ "Zysman, Roiy" wrote: > Hi All, > As we all know Regular Expressions are very greedy and tries to big as big > as possible. > How do i limit a regular expression for example ion the follwing case > > i try to find a specific directory called tmp_* in some paths which are like > this > > /dir1/dir2/dir3/tmp_test1/dir4/dir5.../.../... > /dir6/dir7/dir8/tmp_test2/dir9/dir10../.../..../... > > if i use (\S+) it will also catch the following dirs, even if i use (\S+)\/ > Any suggestions ? > Thx Roiy > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
