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Anyone want to recommend a good regex tool (Interactive GUI for constructing and learning) for regex syntax on Mac OS X?
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I can recommend Patterns, found on Mac App Store:http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/patterns-the-regex-app/id429449079?mt=12
Andreas BergströmAndreas Bergströmhttp://rubular.com. It's on the Internet, so you should be able to use it on OS X. It uses Ruby's regexp engine, but that is similar enough to Perl and other regexp engines.
Rein HenrichsRein HenrichsWhile I don't know of any native OS X 'interactive' regex tools, here are a couple of good visual regex match tools:
- Reggy (screenshot)
- Reginald (screenshot)
A few online editors:
And if you're willing to run windows in a virtual machine, there's also the Regex overlord:
RegexidentRegexidentI like regexhibit, there are some others here:
Or if as others have said you don't mind running a VM I think regex coach for Windows is a little better:
There are two that I can think of, both rely on PyQt, the eric ide, this is a nice python ide, it is specialized for PyQt but has a regex tool built into it. The other is kodos which is a standalone regex tool.
Mike RamirezSnippet Tool For Mac
Mike RamirezA self-plug:
You can also read the tutorial here http://motionobj.com/blog/regex-macos-tutorial. Although it mentions the Regex app, it should still be helpful with other tools.