Tech riderRev. 21 Sept 2026

Retest

2 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com

Overview

Retest is ranked #12 of 23 in regular expression testers on Specifiction. It runs on Linux.

Purpose: Retest is a terminal regular expression tester intended as a simple, quick utility for developing regular expressions.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Piping: It can read the subject string to match from standard input.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Highlighting: It highlights nested capture groups in colors distinct from the whole match.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Matches: It finds all non-crossing matches in the subject string.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Match list: An optional formatted list shows match order and string indexes.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
File input: Release 0.2.2 added a command flag to read the subject directly from a file.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Linux downloads: The project provides Linux binaries for releases, and release 0.2.2 also lists a 64-bit Debian installer package.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Build: The README describes compiling from source with Cargo and installing through a Makefile.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License: The source code and documentation are licensed under Apache License 2.0.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Support: The maintainer invites questions by email and asks users to include “retest” in the subject line.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Feedback: Users can suggest features by opening a GitHub issue or emailing the maintainer.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Use case: The README compares Retest to regex101, describing Retest as a terminal-based alternative.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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