# back references, ugh a\(b\)\2c bC ESUBREG a\(b\1\)c bC ESUBREG a\(b*\)c\1d b abbcbbd abbcbbd bb a\(b*\)c\1d b abbcbd a\(b*\)c\1d b abbcbbbd ^\(.\)\1 b abc a\([bc]\)\1d b abcdabbd abbd b a\(\([bc]\)\2\)*d b abbccd abbccd a\(\([bc]\)\2\)*d b abbcbd # actually, this next one probably ought to fail, but the spec is unclear a\(\(b\)*\2\)*d b abbbd abbbd # here is a case that no NFA implementation does right \(ab*\)[ab]*\1 b ababaaa ababaaa a # check out normal matching in the presence of back refs \(a\)\1bcd b aabcd aabcd \(a\)\1bc*d b aabcd aabcd \(a\)\1bc*d b aabd aabd \(a\)\1bc*d b aabcccd aabcccd \(a\)\1bc*[ce]d b aabcccd aabcccd ^\(a\)\1b\(c\)*cd$ b aabcccd aabcccd