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

My version of nano has an option to swtich to regex search with the meta character + R. In cygwin on Windows, the meta-key is alt, so I hit ctrl+\ to get into search-and-replace mode, and then alt+r to swtich to regex search.