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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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# If you'd like to omit non-matching lines from the result; add ';d' to the end of the expression. sed -E 's/<\\/p><p>.*>(.+?)<.*[:-] (.*)/$1 - $2/gm;t' <<< "</p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/AGS\" title=\"AGS\">AGS</a></b>: Amazon Global Store </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php?title=APPH&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"APPH (page does not exist)\">APPH</a></b>: Actual Pick Rate </p><p><b>APV</b>: Amazon Prime Video </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php?title=ASK_ID&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"ASK ID (page does not exist)\">ASK ID</a></b>: Alexa Skills Kit International Data </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/AWS\" title=\"AWS\">AWS</a></b>: Advertiser Web Services </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/CBP\" title=\"CBP\">CBP</a></b>: Cross Border Pricing </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/CDF\" title=\"CDF\">CDF</a></b>: Cumulative Distribution Function </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php?title=CVSD&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"CVSD (page does not exist)\">CVSD</a></b>: Convenience Store Delivery </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/CWGR\" title=\"CWGR\">CWGR</a></b>: Compound Weekly Growth Rate </p><p><b>DEXTER</b>: Delivery Execution Tracking Evaluation and Reconciliation </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php?title=DMI&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"DMI (page does not exist)\">DMI</a></b>: Desktop Management Interface </p><p><b>DNB</b>: Digital Native Business (AWS) </p><p><b>eCPDPV</b>: effective Cost Per Detail Page View </p><p><b>EOR</b>: Exporter of Record (see also IOR) </p><p><b>FAST</b>: Flexible Accelerated Recruiting Team (Consumer Talent) </p><p><b>FEC</b>: FC execution cluster/system </p><p><a href=\"https://w.amazon.com/index.php/TranslationTeam\" class=\"external text\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>FL</b></a>: Freelance Translation Specialist </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php?title=FMM&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"FMM (page does not exist)\">FMM</a></b>: Field Marketing Manager (AWS) </p><p><b>FQ</b>: Feature Question (ORR) </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/FRA3\" title=\"FRA3\">FRA3</a></b>: Second FC, Bad Hersfeld </p><p><b>FRT</b>: First Response Time </p><p><b>FSSS</b>: Free Super Saver Shipping </p><p><b>G/NG</b>: Go/No Go </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php?title=GOE&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"GOE (page does not exist)\">GOE</a></b>: Global Optimization Engine </p><p><a href=\"https://w.amazon.com/index.php/Ingenii\" class=\"external text\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>INGENII</b></a>: Amazon's Career's growth plan tool </p><p><b>IN</b>: India Marketplace </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/Ion\" title=\"Ion\">ION</a></b>: Inter-operable Object Notation </p><p><b>IOR</b>: Importer of Record (see also EOR) </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php?title=LCPO&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"LCPO (page does not exist)\">LCPO</a></b>: Low Confidence Purchase Order </p><p><b>LRR</b>: Launch Readiness Review </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php?title=MQL&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"MQL (page does not exist)\">MQL</a></b>: Marketing Qualified Lead (AWS) </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/MUC3\" title=\"MUC3\">MUC3</a></b>: FC, Graben </p><p><b>OLVCS</b>: Offer Level VAT Calculation Services </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php?title=P2S&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"P2S (page does not exist)\">P2S</a></b>: Propensity to Spend (AWS) </p><p><a href=\"https://w.amazon.com/index.php/B2B/ProfessionalLicensing\" class=\"external text\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>PLP</b></a>: Professional Licensing Program </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/RAP\" title=\"RAP\">RAP</a></b>: Recruiter Academy Program (Consumer Talent) </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/RHEL\" title=\"RHEL\">RHEL</a></b>: Red Hat Enterprise Linux </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/RFV\" title=\"RFV\">RFV</a></b>: Resolving For Visibility </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/RHMD\" title=\"RHMD\">RHMD</a></b>: Recruiter How's My Driving </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/SLCS\" title=\"SLCS\">SLCS</a></b>: <a href=\"/index.php/SourcingLandedCostService\" title=\"SourcingLandedCostService\">Sourcing Landed Cost Service</a> (See also <b><a href=\"/index.php/LandedCost\" title=\"LandedCost\">Landed Cost</a></b>) </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/SRL\" title=\"SRL\">SRL</a></b>: Start Reading Location, a feature on Kindle that opens ebooks to the title page, for KiM titles it's set to the cover page so the customer can view the illustrated motion </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/SSX\" title=\"SSX\">SSX</a></b>: Shared Shopping Experience </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/SQL\" title=\"SQL\">SQL</a></b>: Sales Qualified Lead (AWS) </p><p><b><a href=\"https://w.amazon.com/index.php/TranslationTeam\" class=\"external text\" rel=\"nofollow\">TS</a></b>: Translation Specialist </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/VAS\" title=\"VAS\" class=\"mw-redirect\">VAS</a></b>: Value Added Services <b><a href=\"https://w.amazon.com/bin/view/ValueAddedServices/Glossary/\" class=\"external text\" rel=\"nofollow\">(VAS Specific Acronyms)</a></b> </p><p><b><a href=\"/index.php/VF\" title=\"VF\">VF</a></b>: Vinnige Fanie"

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for SED, please visit: https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/manual/html_node/The-_0022s_0022-Command.html