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My solutions for Regex Golf - https://alf.nu/RegexGolf
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regex-golf
# Warmup – Type a regex in the box.
foo
# Anchors – You are deducted one point per character you use, and ten if you match something you shouldn't.
ick$
# It never ends – $ not allowed
fu\b
# Ranges – The test vectors were generated by grepping /usr/dict/words. Can you tell?
[a-f]{4,}
# Backrefs – This doesn't really work as a tutorial. Not really clear what you're supposed to do here.
(\w{3,})\w*\1\w*
# Abba – Let's pretend this one is not a rehash of the last one.
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