sed regex cheatsheet ==================== . any character, including newline \n newline \char escaping special characters * quantity 0-infinity \+ quantity 1-infinity \? quantity 0-1 \{i\} quantity i \{i,j\} quantity i-j \{i,\} quantity i-infinity \(regexp\) grouping ^ beginning of pattern $ end of pattern [list] character list [f-t] ranged character list [^list] complemented character list r1\|r2 alternation (LTR association) \digit back reference Based on https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/manual/html_node/Regular-Expressions.html