UNIX Regular Expressions for Searching Views

You can use DOS wildcard expressions or UNIX regular expressions to search views. Following are the valid regular expression characters:

x?
Match zero or one x.
x*
Match zero or more xs.
. (period)
Match any single character except newline.
` (left quote)
Specifies that the next character should be taken literally. For example, you would use Notes`* to search for Notes* because the * is part of the name.
^a-z0-9
Match any single character not in a set.
[ ] (brackets
Match any one of the enclosed characters. A hyphen indicates a range of consecutive characters. For example, [a-z] matches any single character in a set; [0-9] matches any single digit in a set. A comma (,) indicates a set or characters or ranges (in other words, a logical OR). For example, a,b,c,d.
, (comma)
Separates a member of a set of values.
- (dash)
Specifies a range of characters.
()
Match the enclosed group of regular expressions.
|
OR operator
^ (caret)
Match to the beginning of the line.
$ (dollar sign)
Match to the end of the line. For example, [^0-9][0-9]$ specifies a two digit number. The first and last characters are both numbers.
abc
Match all of a,b,and c, respectively.
\s
Match whitespace character.
\S
Match non-whitespace character.
\d
Match one digit.
\D
Match one non-digit. Same as [^0-9].
\0
Match a null character.

Note: Blanks (spaces) are considered part of the search expression.

Examples

Following are several examples of search commands. The examples are based on views containing the following resources:

Note*
Search for resources that start with Note. Results: Notes client.
Note``*
Search for resources that start with Note`. Results: No resources.
*[M,N]*
Search for resources that contains either an uppercase M or N. Results: Mail switch, SMTP Gateway, and Notes client.
* *
Search for resources with at least one imbedded blank. Results: Mail switch, SMTP Gateway, and Notes client.
(Note*|Office*)
Search for resources that starts with either Note or Office. Results: Notes client and OfficeVision.
([N-P]*|*[u-y])
Search for resources that starts with uppercase N through uppercase P or ends with lowercase u through lowercase y. Results: Notes client, OfficeVision, and SMTP Gateway.
^[^NS]*
Search for resources that don't start with N or S. Results: Office Vision, Mail switch.