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})}}'