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By Peter Kahrel
Space characters are often not so easy to spot in GREP expressions. To make them visible in your code, use \x{0020}, which is the Unicode notation for the space character. Or use the code , which stands for any white space (including paragraph breaks and tabs). For example, set[-]?up has the same meaning as set[- ]?up but is much clearer since someone looking at the code doesn’t have to guess if there’s a space there, or what is meant by the invisible space after the dash.
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This article was first published on January 2, 2018
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