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grex: Add {min, max} quantifier representation for repeating sub-strings.
$ grex -r ${space_separated_strings}
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The command "grex -r ${space_separated_strings}" is a command-line instruction that utilizes the "grex" tool with the "-r" option followed by a variable called "${space_separated_strings}".

Here's a breakdown of the command:

  1. "grex": It refers to the "grex" tool or command, which is a command-line utility used to generate regular expressions automatically. It analyzes given input strings and constructs the most appropriate regex pattern that matches those strings.

  2. "-r": This is an option or flag used with the "grex" command. In this case, the "-r" option indicates that the provided input will be treated as a regular expression pattern rather than literal strings. It instructs the "grex" tool to analyze and optimize the given pattern.

  3. "${space_separated_strings}": This is a variable that should be replaced with the actual space-separated string values you want to generate a regular expression for. The term "${space_separated_strings}" is a placeholder indicating that the provided input should be multiple strings separated by spaces.

To use this command, you would replace "${space_separated_strings}" with your desired space-separated strings. For example, if you want to generate a regular expression for the strings "apple orange banana", the command would be:

grex -r apple orange banana

Or if you have a variable containing the space-separated strings, you would use:

grex -r "$space_separated_strings"

The output of the command will be the regular expression pattern that best matches the provided strings.

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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