From: calvin8@... (Andi Scharfstein)
Date: 2003-06-11T00:25:25+09:00
Subject: Re: OT: Regexp question

Hi,

> file.gets=~/(.+?)( \(.+)?$/
> How can I make it easier?

I would try something along the lines of /^(\w+)[\s|\n]/, although
that might not be the best solution, either. Please note that I did
not test this regex.

> And please show me how I can easily substitute a single quotation mark by a 
> backslash and single qotation

Have you tried \\\' ?

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