Re: [OT] Finding matching braces with regular expressions

2012-03-18 Thread Bruno Wolff III
On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 23:46:17 +0100, suvayu ali wrote: I'm trying to write a regular expression that matches function and class definitions in C/C++ and defuns in lisp code. I intend to use it with sed and `git blame'. My first attempt relies on indentation. That obviously breaks rather of

Re: [OT] Finding matching braces with regular expressions

2012-03-18 Thread suvayu ali
On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 23:46, suvayu ali wrote: > So I was wondering if there was a way to "count" the braces and > parentheses with regular expressions. If that is possible, I could > easily count and find the matching brace. I forgot to mention, the hints I found with some searching doesn't qu

[OT] Finding matching braces with regular expressions

2012-03-18 Thread suvayu ali
Hi, I wasn't sure which list would be appropriate for this question, but since there are many knowledgeable members on this one I thought I ask here. I'm trying to write a regular expression that matches function and class definitions in C/C++ and defuns in lisp code. I intend to use it with sed