diff --git a/COMMANDS.md b/COMMANDS.md
index 946bc61..85f3064 100644
--- a/COMMANDS.md
+++ b/COMMANDS.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Required arguments are enclosed in { and }, optional arguments are enclosed in \
     <tr> <td>!unhex {string}</td>                    <td>Un-"Hexlify" a string</td>                           <td>Anyone</td>        </tr>
     <tr> <td>!uuencode {string}</td>                 <td>uuencode a string</td>                               <td>Anyone</td>        </tr>
     <tr> <td>!uudecode {string}</td>                 <td>uudecode a string</td>                               <td>Anyone</td>        </tr>
+    <tr> <td>!re {regex}<i>\x02</i>{string}</td>     <td>check if regex matches, if it does print groups</td> <td>Anyone</td>        </tr>
     <tr> <td><b>search.py</b></td>                   <td></td>                                                <td></td>              </tr>
     <tr> <td>!g {string}</td>                        <td>Output first Google result for string</td>           <td>Anyone</td>        </tr>
     <tr> <td>!gc {string}</td>                       <td>Output Google result count for string</td>           <td>Anyone</td>        </tr>
diff --git a/rutils.py b/rutils.py
index 2d98754..da3daac 100755
--- a/rutils.py
+++ b/rutils.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 rutils.py - Phenny Utility Module
 Copyright 2012, Sfan5
 """
-import base64, binascii
+import base64, binascii, re
 
 def rs(s):
     return repr(s)[1:-1]
@@ -207,5 +207,31 @@ def uudecode(phenny, input):
 uudecode.commands = ['ud','uudecode']
 uudecode.priority = 'low'
 
+def regex(phenny, input): 
+    """regex"""
+    for x in phenny.bot.commands["high"].values():
+       if x[0].__name__ == "aa_hook":
+           if x[0](phenny, input):
+               return # Abort function
+    if not input.group(2):
+        return
+    q = input.group(2).encode('utf-8')
+    rgx = q[:q.find("\x02")]
+    msg = q[q.find("\x02"):]
+    if rgx == "" or msg == "":
+        return phenny.reply("Give me a regex and a message seperated by \x02")
+    try:
+        r = re.compile(rgx)
+    except BaseException as e:
+        return phenny.reply("Failed to compile regex: " + e.message)
+    m = r.match(msg)
+    if m == None:
+        return phenny.say("false")
+    else:
+        return phenny.say("true groups=[" + ', '.join((repr(e) for e in m.groups())) + "]")
+
+regex.commands = ['re','regex']
+regex.priority = 'low'
+
 if __name__ == '__main__': 
    print __doc__.strip()