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Password Validation

ECMAScript (JavaScript)
Checks that a password has a minimum of 6 characters, at least 1 uppercase letter, 1 lowercase letter, and 1 number with no spaces.
Submitted by Christian Klemp - 9 years ago
107

ECMAScript/JavaScript trim

ECMAScript (JavaScript)
Trim leading and trailing whitespace from a string.
Submitted by fp - 11 years ago (Last modified 3 months ago)
238

Matching email addresses per RFC5322

PCRE (PHP <7.3)
The BNF rules from RFC 5322 transformed to PCRE by Nikita Popov and described in the post http://nikic.github.io/2012/06/15/The-true-power-of-regular-expressions.html.
Submitted by Michael Musson - 11 years ago
483

regex101.com permalink id grabber

PCRE (PHP <7.3)
Grabs the ID for the regex101.com permalink code. If a revision number is provided, grab that as well.
Submitted by chris mccoy - 11 years ago (Last modified 8 months ago)
1...900901902

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Regular Expression
PCRE (PHP <7.3)

/
^ ([\w-_ ]+):\n\n +Type: AirPort\n +Hardware.+\n +BSD Device Name: (.+)\n +IPv4 Addresses: (192[\.\d]+)$
/
gm
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Description

Purpose:

  • Determine if Wi-Fi is connected, active and running on your Mac.
  • Returns details about connection

The Friendly Name (shown in Network Prefs) The BSD Device Name The IP address

Source Text:

Process output from this Mac shell script:

system_profiler SPNetworkDataType

TAGS: @Mac @Network @WiFi @Wi-Fi

Submitted by JMichaelTX - 8 years ago