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Tag: character-classes

How do I use POSIX character classes like [:alpha:] and [:digit:] in Vim search patterns?

[[:alpha:]]

Vim's regex engine supports POSIX character classes inside bracket expressions, giving you locale-aware, readable alternatives to manual character ranges like [

category: search tags: #search #regex #patterns #character-classes

How do I use POSIX character classes in Vim search patterns?

/[[:digit:][:upper:]]

Vim supports POSIX character classes inside bracket expressions, providing a portable and readable way to match categories of characters.

category: search tags: #search #regex #character-classes #posix