Information about the package, regexp, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The regexp package is designed for, Simple regular expressions API.
Package Name:
regexp
Summary:
Simple regular expressions API
Description:
Regexp is a 100% Pure Java Regular Expression package that was graciously donated to the Apache Software Foundation by Jonathan Locke. He originally wrote this software back in 1996 and it has stood up quite well to the test of time. It includes complete Javadoc documentation as well as a simple Applet for visual debugging and testing suite for compatibility.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.5
Release:
4.4.el6
Size:
105 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
ASL 2.0
Control the regexp package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install regexp
This command will install regexp on the server.
yum remove regexp
This command will un-install regexp on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove regexp, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove regexp
This command will un-install regexp on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove regexp when using the -y flag.
yum update regexp
This command will update regexp to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove regexp, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update regexp
This command will update regexp to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove regexp when using the -y flag.
yum info regexp
This command will show you core information about the regexp package.
yum deplist regexp
This command will show you the dependencies for regexp. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update regexp
This command will check if there is an update waiting on regexp. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.