#NAME?
Repeats the previous item once or more. As many items
as possible will be matched before trying permutations
with fewer matches of the preceding item, up to the point
where the preceding item is matched only once.
.+
matches
"def"
"ghi" in
abc "def"
"ghi" jkl
+? (lazy
plus)
Repeats the previous item once or more. The engine first
matches the previous item only once, before trying
permutations with ever increasing matches of the
preceding item.
.+?
matches
"def" in
abc "def"
"ghi" jkl
{n} where
n is an
integer >=
1
Repeats the previous item exactly n times.
a{3}
matches
aaa
{n,m}
where n >=
1 and m >=
n
Repeats the previous item between n and m times. Will
try to repeat m times before reducing the repetition to n
times.
a{2,4}
matches
aa, aaa or
aaaa
{n,m}?
where n >=
1 and m >=
n
Repeats the previous item between n and m times. Will
try to repeat n times before increasing the repetition to m
times.
a{2,4}?
matches
aaaa, aaa
or aa
{n,} where
n >= 1
Repeats the previous item at least n times. Will try to
match as many items as possible before trying
permutations with fewer matches of the preceding item,
up to the point where the preceding item is matched only
m times.
a{2,}
matches
aaaaa in
aaaaa
{n,}? where
n >= 1
Repeats the previous item between n and m times. The
engine first matches the previous item n times before
trying permutations with ever increasing matches of the
preceding item.
a{2,}?
matches
aa in
aaaaa
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