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This regex strips too much (foo\e[1m(1m = { becomes foo = { instead of foo(m = {), replacing . by [0-9;] is more accurate.

Lekensteyn
– Lekensteyn

2013-12-30 15:14:37 +00:00
Commented Dec 30, 2013 at 15:14
Replace .\{1,5\} with [^m]\{1,5\} for that - but also note that this even then still only removes "graphics rendition" codes (those that end in an m) - basically color, reverse, bold and italics styles (where applicable).

Hannu
– Hannu

2015-08-23 14:26:39 +00:00
Commented Aug 23, 2015 at 14:26
This doesn't remove \x1b(B (included in rusts color output)

ideasman42
– ideasman42

2016-11-11 13:11:49 +00:00
Commented Nov 11, 2016 at 13:11
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Why is it \x1b and not \033?

atripes
– atripes

2017-08-24 15:21:41 +00:00
Commented Aug 24, 2017 at 15:21
It might be \u001b instead of \x1b

yunzen
– yunzen

2019-05-23 12:03:27 +00:00
Commented May 23, 2019 at 12:03

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