[kwlug-disc] [kwlug-announce] Meeting Monday: Regular Expressions

[Bob Jonkman]

Here's some practice for those who already know some RegEx syntax:

http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2010/02/the-geek-joke-of-the-week.html

--Bob.

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Paul Nijjar wrote:
> NOTE: This meeting will be held at St. John's Kitchen. See
> http://kwlug.org/node/709 for directions. 
>
> You know how it goes. Instead of getting your meeting announcement
> done you're chasing samsara, surfing through singles ads and source
> code, when this line hits you like a curling rock to the gut: 
>
> 1,$s/\(\p\+\) \(\S\+@\S\+)/<\2> "\1"/cg
>
> A few minutes later you get pummelled by 
>
> re.search(r"\d{2}/\w{3}/\d{4}", l)
>
> or maybe 
>
> m/^m*(d?{0,3}|c[dm])(|?x{0,3}|x[lc])(v?i{0,3}|i[vx])$/i
>
> "Toto," you say. "I don't think we're on match.com anymore." Or so you
> think. Once you start spending time with scripting languages like Perl
> or Python, command-line utilities like grep, or even text editors like
> vim, you'll find yourself running into such expressions regularly.
> They are a valuable tool, and at this month's KWLUG meeting master
> matchmaker John van Ostrand will reveal their mysteries. This
> presentation will start at 7pm. 
>
> This month's FLOSS Fund nominee is the OpenBSD project. Although this
> is not strictly a Linux project, OpenBSD has probably made significant
> contributions to your distribution. In addition to OpenSSH, OpenBSD
> also conducts code audits that help make all kinds of software
> components more secure. If you would like to contribute to this
> month's nominee but cannot make the meeting, contact me and we can
> make arrangements. 
>
> In certification news, John van Ostrand is looking to make a few more
> matches -- he is looking for people interested in writing Linux
> Professional Institute (LPI) certifications. If he gets enough
> interest, he will arrange for an examination date to be held locally.
> You can find out more about the LPI certifications here: 
>
> http://www.lpi.org/eng/certification/the_lpic_program
>
> If you are interested you can contact me or talk with John directly:
> john at the domain netdirect.ca . 
>
> This meeting will again be held at St John's Kitchen: 
>
> St John's Kitchen
> 97 Victoria Street North
> (at the corner of Victoria and Weber)
> Kitchener
>
> There are helpful pictures, somewhat helpful maps and parking
> information on the KWLUG website: http://kwlug.org/node/709 . Once
> again we will have to lock the doors by 7:20pm or so, but if you come
> later there will be a doorbell to ring and/or a cellphone number to
> call. 
>
> - Paul
>
>