#+begin_example echo 'abc :results output :eval no' | sed -E 's#.*(results [[:alnum:]]{1,}).*#\1#' #+end_example This demonstrates the following uses of GNU sed: - Extended regexps :: =-E= - Substitution :: =s#OLD#NEW#= - Character classes :: =[[:alnum:]]= - "bounds" :: ={1,0}= (could be =+=) - replacement :: =s#(FOO)#\1#=