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Unescapes RegExp string for readability.
require('extra-regexp');
RegExp.unescape('break\\. fix\\.');
// 'break. fix.'
/* note : double backslashes represent a single backslash */
RegExp.unescape('\\(\\*\\.\\*\\)');
// '(*.*)'
RegExp.unescape('\\\\d \\\\D \\(\\?:\\)');
// '\\d \\D (?:)'
reference
RegExp.unescape(string);
// string: string to unescape
// return -> string 'unescaped string'