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Escape RegExp special characters

Install

$ npm install escape-string-regexp

Usage

```js const escapeStringRegexp = require('escape-string-regexp');

const escapedString = escapeStringRegexp('How much $ for a 🦄?'); //=> 'How much \$ for a 🦄\?'

new RegExp(escapedString); ```

You can also use this to escape a string that is inserted into the middle of a regex, for example, into a character class.

License

MIT © Sindre Sorhus