How do I match string till end of text file?

Question

In this line of code I want it to match the string from 'Review Notes \50optional\51' till the end of the text file. How can I do this?

reviewNotes = contents.match(/Review Notes \50optional\51\n==================(.*?)/m)[1].strip

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 31 '11 at 08:13

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if subject =~ /Review Notes \\50optional\\51.*\z/m
    match = $&
else
    match = ""
end

answered Aug 31 '11 at 08:13

Tim Pietzcker

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 31 '11 at 06:47

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Review Notes \50optional\51.*$

answered Aug 31 '11 at 06:47

Kirill Polishchuk

Shouldn't the backslashes be escaped? Or does Ruby detect that this backreference doesn't exist and treats it literally? Also, `$` always matches the end of the line, not the end of the file in Ruby. There is no multiline mode (`/m` is in Ruby what `/s` is in other regex flavors). – Tim Pietzcker Aug 31 '11 at 08:11
@Tim, Maybe `\50` is octal? If not, it should be escaped. – Kirill Polishchuk Aug 31 '11 at 08:40
Yes those are octal codes for brackets. And thanks, your answer works! – thisiscrazy4 Aug 31 '11 at 16:27

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