# Re: a regex

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-a-regex/73854>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 27, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-a-regex/73854 "2006-10-27T16:35:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![CameronS\_Gemma\_SUK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@CameronS\_Gemma\_SUK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CameronS_Gemma_SUK)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-a-regex/73854/1 "2006-10-27T16:35:44Z")

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What exactly do you want from the regex?

Do you want to split the string into 3 variables?

i.e. string = 2006%2F10%2Fasdfasdf  
year = 2006  
day = 10  
text = asdfasdf

Or are you wanting to find a regex that would match everything but the  
%2F?

Gem