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09. Regex Engines

  • Still confused about why that last regex matches like it does?
  • Not to worry - we'll clear up any confusion by looking at how a regex engine actually works.
  • There are three types of regex engines:
    1. DFA
    2. Traditional NFA
    3. POSIX NFA

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Andrew Hill

For LinuxSA Meeting, 17 April 2001