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exrex: Generate at most 100 strings that match a regular expression.
$ exrex --max-number ${100} '${regular_expression}'
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This command is calling the "exrex" command-line tool with certain parameters.

The "exrex" tool allows you to generate all possible strings that match a given regular expression. It is often used in situations where you need to generate test data that conforms to a specific pattern.

Here is an explanation of the parameters used in the command:

--max-number: This parameter specifies the maximum number of strings to generate. In this case, the value is set to "${100}", which means that the maximum number is determined by the value of the environment variable named "100". The exact behavior of this parameter may depend on the specific implementation of the "exrex" tool.

'${regular_expression}': This parameter specifies the regular expression pattern to generate strings from. In this case, the value is "${regular_expression}", which means that the regular expression pattern is determined by the value of the environment variable named "regular_expression". The regular expression itself should be enclosed in single quotes.

Overall, this command is using the "exrex" tool to generate strings that match a specified regular expression pattern, with the maximum number of generated strings determined by the value of a given environment variable.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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