Name
sub
Synopsis
sub(regex
,str
[,target
])
Substitute str for first match of the regular expression regex in the string target. If target is not supplied, defaults to $0. Returns 1 if successful, 0 otherwise. Use & in the replacement string to stand for the text matched by the pattern.
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