onigmo ☆

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Description:
Regular expressions library forked from Oniguruma

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: regex library c text-processing oniguruma

Install: brew install onigmo

About:
Onigmo is a regular expressions library forked from Oniguruma, featuring advanced syntax like named capture groups and recursion. It serves as the default regex engine in Ruby 2.0 and later, providing robust pattern matching capabilities. The library is written in C, offering high performance for applications requiring complex text processing.

Key Features:

Supports named capture groups
Recursive patterns (subroutines)
High performance C library
Compatible with Oniguruma API

Use Cases:

Ruby language regex engine
Text processing in C applications
Pattern matching in software development
Parsing complex data formats

Alternatives:

PCRE2 – More widely used but heavier; Onigmo is lighter and Ruby-integrated
Oniguruma – Onigmo is a direct fork with additional features like recursion support

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