REGEXP

Command: #regexp {string} {expression} {true} {false}

         Compares the string to the given regular expression.

         The expression can contain escapes, and if you want to match a literal
         \ character you'll have to use \\ to match a single backslash.

         Variables are stored in &1 to &99 with &0 holding the matched
         substring.

         The #regex command is not a proper statement like #if, when using
         #return or #break in the {true} argument it won't terminate any loop
         the #regex command is nested within.

       ^ force match of start of line.
       $ force match of end of line.
       \ escape one character.
  %1-%99 lazy match of any text, available at %1-%99.
      %0 should be avoided in triggers, and if left alone lists all matches.
     { } embed a raw regular expression, matches are stored to %1-%99.
   %!{ } embed a raw regular expression, matches are not stored.
         [ ] . + | ( ) ? * are treated as normal text unlessed used within
         braces. Keep in mind that { } is replaced with ( ) automatically
         unless %!{ } is used.

         Of the following the (lazy) match is available at %1-%99 + 1

      %a match zero or more characters including newlines.
      %A match zero or more newlines.
      %c match zero or more ansi color codes.
      %d match zero or more digits.
      %D match zero or more non digits.
      %s match zero or more spaces.
      %S match zero or more non spaces.
      %w match zero or more word characters.
      %W match zero or more non word characters.

      Experimental (subject to change) matches are:

      %p match zero or more printable characters.
      %P match zero or more non printable characters.
      %u match zero or more unicode characters.
      %U match zero or more non unicode characters.

      If you want to match 1 digit use %+1d, if you want to match between 3
      and 5 spaces use %+3..5s, if you want to match 0 or more word
      characters use %+0..w, etc.

      %+ match one or more characters.
      %? match zero or one character.
      %. match one character.
      %* match zero or more characters.

      %i matching becomes case insensitive.
      %I matching becomes case sensitive (default).

         The match is automatically stored to a value between %1 and %99
         starting at %1 and incrementing by 1 for every regex. If you use
         %15 as a regular expression, the next unnumbered regular expression
         would be %16. To prevent a match from being stored use %!*, %!w, etc.

Example: #regexp {bli bla blo} {bli {.*} blo} {#show &1}

Comment: Like an alias or function #regex has its own scope.

Related: pcre and replace.