Can you use RegEx in Gmail filters?
Gmail filters won’t do pattern matching (regular expressions) so you cannot have a filter for messages that contain phone numbers. Or messages that have too many attachments. Or messages that have just a word or two in the message body.
Does Google use regular expressions?
Google Code Search supports regular expressions. Of course, the search target for this topic search engine is reduced to source code only. It is worth to mention that some Google search keywords can partially replace regular expressions.
How to use regular expressions in Gmail search?
Say you are looking for email messages that contain any variation of the string “gray color”. There could be one or more spaces between the two words, the words may use either British or American spelling and the first letters may or may not be capitalized. The regular expression thus will be: Where do you put this search expression?
Are there regular expressions or wildcards in Gmail?
Gmail doesn’t include search features such wildcards or regular expressions. Use the Gmail API, Google Apps Script or third party application that include search features like wildcards or regular expressions. Works for me. You can achieve this with google’s AROUND keyword.
Why do I use number in Gmail filter?
Use the number to say how many words apart the words can be Add quotes to find messages in which the word you put first stays first. I ended up here because I was trying to reduce the number of separate filters I had and wanted to group them together.
How to make a copy of a regex in Gmail?
Here’s how: Click here to make a copy of the Gmail RegEx sheet into your Google Docs account. Wait for 10-15 seconds and a new Gmail RegEx menu will appear in your new Google sheet. Choose Initialize from the menu and grant the necessary permissions as requested by the program.