NAME
txt2regex -- console regular expression wizard
SYNOPSIS
txt2regex [--nocolor|--whitebg] [--all|--prog programs]
txt2regex --showmeta
txt2regex --showinfo program [--nocolor]
txt2regex --history value [--all|--prog programs]
txt2regex --make label [--all|--prog programs]
DESCRIPTION
txt2regex is a regular expression wizard that converts human sentences to regexes.
In a simple interactive console interface, the user answer questions and txt2regex builds the regexes for more than 20 programs.
https://aurelio.net/projects/txt2regex/
OPTIONS
|
--all |
Select all the available programs. Be aware that the list of available programs is long. You will need a terminal window with more than 40 lines for the user interface to fit. Also make sure that the $LINES shell variable is exported, so txt2regex can detect the current number of available lines. |
-h, --help
Print the help message and quit.
--history <value>
Print a regex from the given history data. The history value is shown in the last screen of the wizard, when you quit.
--make <label>
Print a ready regex for the specified label. Inform an empty label to see the list of available labels.
--nocolor
Do not use colors.
--prog <program1,program2,...>
Specify which programs to use, separated by commas. Use --showmeta to see the complete list of available programs.
--showinfo <program>
Print regex-related info about the specified program. Use --nocolor to have a text-only output (no control characters).
--showmeta
Print a metacharacters table featuring all the programs.
-V, --version
Print the program version and quit.
--whitebg
Adjust colors for white background terminals.
EXAMPLES
Using it as a wizard (interactive interface):
txt2regex
Specify a custom selection of programs for the wizard:
txt2regex --prog perl,python,php,javascript
Getting an extensive metacharacters table:
txt2regex --showmeta
Getting regex-related information about sed:
txt2regex --showinfo sed
Replay a regex by using history data:
txt2regex --history ’16421¤:01¤:’
Getting handy ready-to-use regexes for common patterns:
txt2regex
--make hour
txt2regex --make number3 --prog perl
txt2regex --make date2 --all
WIZARD INTERFACE
+---------------------------------------+
| Top menu |
| Group menu |
| |
| Regexes of the selected programs |
| ... |
| ... |
| |
| History |
| Prompt |
| |
| The question |
| The answers |
| ... |
| ... |
+---------------------------------------+
WIZARD COMMANDS
BUGS
https://github.com/aureliojargas/txt2regex/issues
AUTHOR
Aurelio Jargas <verde [AT] aurelio.net>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2001-2020 Aurelio Jargas, GNU GPL v2