From: lasitha <lasitha.ranatunga@...>
Date: 2009-04-14T00:22:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Regexp and using the matched value returned/found.

On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 8:19 PM, Jean Nibee <jbateman0769@gmail.com> wrote:
> [...]
> Can someone direct me to a link to reading materials (my Google skills
> seem to stink as I am not finding what I expect) on the pattern matching
> variables I can use like $1 mentioned above as I am now trying to match
> the WHOLE pattern and not just the "dm,ph,ty,st" portion.

The keywords seem to be 'ruby pre-defined variables'...
First two hits:
http://is.gd/saBm
http://is.gd/saDy

> [...]
> The $1 only returns the aforementioned 2 char strings, I'd like to get
> the whole thing "SWIdmst" or "SWItynd" etc etc.

$&

solidarity,
lasitha