Regex-based matching and sustitution with nano?

Question

I am aware of nano\'s search and replace functionality, but is it capable of using regular expressions for matching and substitution (particularly substitutions

Answer 1

You need to add, or un-comment, the following entry in your global nanorc file (on my machine, it was /etc/nanorc):

set regexp

Then fire up a new terminal and press CTRL + / and do your replacements which should now be regex-aware.

EDIT

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Search for conf->(\S+):

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Replace with \1_conf

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Press a to replace all occurrences:

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End result: