title: Writing Regular Expressions for a C string
body: <p>I am currently learning about regex and I am trying to figure out how to capture a string in C that does not allow newlines. I have searched around and found answers regarding flex and lex but I'm trying to learn it a simplistic as I can to gain a better understanding.</p>
  
  <p>This is a piece of expression that I have found searching and it appears to be common(I have found it a lot). But I still have yet to find a clear explanation as to what it means and how it is used.</p>
  
  <pre><code>\"(\\.|[^"])*\"
  </code></pre>