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Issue 102 fixes #165

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added link to regexper image and ACRL use cases, edited language abou…
kmiller621 Jan 21, 2020
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fixed language about not needing computer
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Expand Up @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ So, what is `^[Oo]rgani.e\b` going to match?
> > Organike
> > ~~~
> > Or, any other string that starts a line, begins with a letter `o` in lower or capital case, proceeds with `rgani`, has any character in the 7th position, and ends with the letter `e`.
> > [See solution visulaized on Regexper.com](https://regexper.com/#%5E%5BOo%5Drgani.e%5Cb)
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@kmiller621 can you update the link to:

https://regexper.com/#%5E%5BOo%5Drgani.e

The one above showed an error. Thanks for submitting this! Once you make this change, I think this is ready to merge!

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I think it should be fixed now!

> {: .solution}
{: .challenge}

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> {: .solution}
{: .challenge}

This logic is useful when you have lots of files in a directory, when those files have logical file names, and when you want to isolate a selection of files. It can be used for looking at cells in spreadsheets for certain values, or for extracting some data from a column of a spreadsheet to make new columns. There are many other contexts in which regex is useful when using a computer to search through a document, spreadsheet, or file structure.
This logic is useful when you have lots of files in a directory, when those files have logical file names, and when you want to isolate a selection of files. It can be used for looking at cells in spreadsheets for certain values, or for extracting some data from a column of a spreadsheet to make new columns. There are many other contexts in which regex is useful when using a computer to search through a document, spreadsheet, or file structure. Some real-world use cases for regex are included on an [ACRL Tech Connect blog](https://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/post/fear-no-longer-regular-expressions/) .

To embed this knowledge we won't - however - be using computers. Instead we'll use pen and paper.

To embed this knowledge we won't - however - be using computers. Instead we'll use pen and paper for now.


### Exercise
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