# Re: Question about regular expression

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-question-about-regular-expression/62002>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 17, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-question-about-regular-expression/62002 "2006-01-17T09:26:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-question-about-regular-expression/62002/1 "2006-01-17T09:26:50Z")

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^ means from the beginning of a line ($ - end of line).

- means that a preceding character or group may be repeated 0 or more  
times.

Gennady.