exrex

Generate all/random matching strings for a regular expression. It can also simplify regular expressions. More information: https://github.com/asciimoo/exrex.

  • Generate all possible strings that match a regular expression:

exrex 'regular_expression'

  • Generate a random string that matches a regular expression:

exrex --random 'regular_expression'

  • Generate at most 100 strings that match a regular expression:

exrex --max-number 100 'regular_expression'

  • Generate all possible strings that match a regular expression, joined by a custom delimiter string:

exrex --delimiter ", " 'regular_expression'

  • Print count of all possible strings that match a regular expression:

exrex --count 'regular_expression'

  • Simplify a regular expression:

exrex --simplify 'ab|ac'

  • Print eyes:

exrex 'oO0[oO0]'

  • Print a boat:

exrex '( {20}(| *\|-{22}||)|.={50}| ( ){0,5}\.| {12}~{39})'