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title: "Comment by Atharva on \"Mastering Regular Expressions (Regex): A Beginner's Guide\" | Hashnode"
description: "If point 1 says . is used to find any character, shouldn't .a. be used to find cat, hat and bat etc"
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Comment [Mastering Regular Expressions (Regex): A Beginner's Guide](https://hashnode.com/posts/mastering-regular-expressions-regex-a-beginners-guide/6543c6a4521068c5a8ff3d90)

[Atharva](https://hashnode.com/@at-the-vr)

[Nov 3, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/mastering-regular-expressions-regex-a-beginners-guide/6543c6a4521068c5a8ff3d90/comment/654519ba31ab12d0f49ef3ad)

If point 1 says . is used to find any character, shouldn't .a. be used to find cat, hat and bat etc

[Vedangi Thokal](https://hashnode.com/@vedangit)

[Nov 3, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/mastering-regular-expressions-regex-a-beginners-guide/6543c6a4521068c5a8ff3d90/comment/654519ba31ab12d0f49ef3ad#reply-654527ec31ab12d0f49ef5a2)

woops, sorry for the error. Updated now. Thanks for pointing it out!