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Word or digit

Problem

Alternatives in an alternation do not have to be literal words — they can be any sub-pattern. Write a pattern that matches either the literal word cat or a single digit (\d). Test it on the string 'item 5' and print the match.

Example

The program prints:

｢5｣

Solution

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