Regular Expression is a data format recognized by GitHub Linguist and used with .regexp, .regex.
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What is Regular Expression
Regular Expression is a data format recognized by GitHub Linguist and used with .regexp, .regex.
GitHub Linguist classifies Regular Expression as a data format, typically using extensions such as .regexp, .regex.
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Regular Expression is a data format recognized by GitHub Linguist and used with .regexp, .regex.
Common extensions include .regexp, .regex.
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Updated 2026-08-18
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