On 21/01/02 Alec did speaketh: > Hi > > How can I match the same character repeated n times? > ".{n}" matches any n characters. How about this: /(.)\1{n-1}/ I'm assuming perl syntax, so adjust accordingly. Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <msoulier@mcss.mcmaster.ca>, GnuPG pub key: 5BC8BE08 "...the word HACK is used as a verb to indicate a massive amount of nerd-like effort." -Harley Hahn, A Student's Guide to Unix
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