# regex-not [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/regex-not) [](https://npmjs.org/package/regex-not) [](https://npmjs.org/package/regex-not) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/regex-not)
> Create a javascript regular expression for matching everything except for the given string.
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## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh
$ npm install --save regex-not
```
## Usage
```js
var not = require('regex-not');
```
The main export is a function that takes a string an options object.
```js
not(string[, options]);
```
**Example**
```js
var not = require('regex-not');
console.log(not('foo'));
//=> /^(?:(?!^(?:foo)$).)+$/
```
**Strict matching**
By default, the returned regex is for strictly (not) matching the exact given pattern (in other words, "match this string if it does NOT _exactly equal_ `foo`"):
```js
var re = not('foo');
console.log(re.test('foo')); //=> false
console.log(re.test('bar')); //=> true
console.log(re.test('foobar')); //=> true
console.log(re.test('barfoo')); //=> true
```
### .create
Returns a string to allow you to create your own regex:
```js
console.log(not.create('foo'));
//=> '(?:(?!^(?:foo)$).)+'
```
### Options
**options.contains**
You can relax strict matching by setting `options.contains` to true (in other words, "match this string if it does NOT _contain_ `foo`"):
```js
var re = not('foo');
console.log(re.test('foo', {contains: true})); //=> false
console.log(re.test('bar', {contains: true})); //=> true
console.log(re.test('foobar', {contains: true})); //=> false
console.log(re.test('barfoo', {contains: true})); //=> false
```
## About
<details>
<summary><strong>Contributing</strong></summary>
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
</details>
<details>
<summary><strong>Running Tests</strong></summary>
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
```sh
$ npm install && npm test
```
</details>
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### Related projects
You might also be interested in these projects:
* [regex-cache](https://www.npmjs.com/package/regex-cache): Memoize the results of a call to the RegExp constructor, avoiding repetitious runtime compilation of… [more](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/regex-cache) | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/regex-cache "Memoize the results of a call to the RegExp constructor, avoiding repetitious runtime compilation of the same string and options, resulting in surprising performance improvements.")
* [to-regex](https://www.npmjs.com/package/to-regex): Generate a regex from a string or array of strings. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/to-regex "Generate a regex from a string or array of strings.")
### Contributors
| **Commits** | **Contributor** |
| --- | --- |
| 9 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
| 1 | [doowb](https://github.com/doowb) |
| 1 | [EdwardBetts](https://github.com/EdwardBetts) |
### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
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* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
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### License
Copyright © 2018, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
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