twoflower wrote > Source: 123 source text > Target: 123 target text > Source pattern: ([0-9]+) source text > Target pattern: $1 target text > > Still, isn't there some super clever way to do that? You use "\1" instead of "$1" SELECT regexp_replace('123 abc','(\d+)\s(\w+)','\1 def'); --output: '123 def' http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/functions-matching.html#FUNCTIONS-POSIX-REGEXP 9.7.3 - paragraph beginning "The regexp_replace function provides substitution..." David J. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/Emulating-flexible-regex-replace-tp5824034p5824046.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general