sjmulder / submatch

Character substitution matcher.

submatch

Character substitution matcher.

Usage: submatch PATTERN <file

   ABCA
matches:
  'that' (A=t, B=h, C=a)
  'else' (A=e, B=l, C=s)
  'elle' (A=e, B=l, C=l too)
but not:
  'roam' (multiple values for A)
  'ellen' (too long)

Example:

  $ cat words
  that
  else
  elle
  ellen
  roam

  $ submatch ABCA <words
  that
  else
  elle
   
Input lines are printed if matched, skipped if not.

Building:

  make submatch

By Sijmen Mulder <[e-mail]>