PCRE version 3.9 02-Jan-2002
/the quick brown fox/
the quick brown fox
0: the quick brown fox
The quick brown FOX
No match
What do you know about the quick brown fox?
0: the quick brown fox
What do you know about THE QUICK BROWN FOX?
No match
/The quick brown fox/i
the quick brown fox
0: the quick brown fox
The quick brown FOX
0: The quick brown FOX
What do you know about the quick brown fox?
0: the quick brown fox
What do you know about THE QUICK BROWN FOX?
0: THE QUICK BROWN FOX
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/a*abc?xyz+pqr{3}ab{2,}xy{4,5}pq{0,6}AB{0,}zz/
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abxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz
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aabcxyzzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz
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aaaabcxyzzzzpqrrrabbbxyyyyypqAzz
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aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypABzz
0: aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypABzz
aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypABBzz
0: aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypABBzz
>>>aaabxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz
0: aaabxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz
>aaaabxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz
0: aaaabxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz
>>>>abcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz
0: abcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz
*** Failers
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abxyzpqrrabbxyyyypqAzz
No match
abxyzpqrrrrabbxyyyypqAzz
No match
abxyzpqrrrabxyyyypqAzz
No match
aaaabcxyzzzzpqrrrabbbxyyyyyypqAzz
No match
aaaabcxyzzzzpqrrrabbbxyyypqAzz
No match
aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqqqqqqqAzz
No match
/^(abc){1,2}zz/
abczz
0: abczz
1: abc
abcabczz
0: abcabczz
1: abc
*** Failers
No match
zz
No match
abcabcabczz
No match
>>abczz
No match
/^(b+?|a){1,2}?c/
bc
0: bc
1: b
bbc
0: bbc
1: b
bbbc
0: bbbc
1: bb
bac
0: bac
1: a
bbac
0: bbac
1: a
aac
0: aac
1: a
abbbbbbbbbbbc
0: abbbbbbbbbbbc
1: bbbbbbbbbbb
bbbbbbbbbbbac
0: bbbbbbbbbbbac
1: a
*** Failers
No match
aaac
No match
abbbbbbbbbbbac
No match
/^(b+|a){1,2}c/
bc
0: bc
1: b
bbc
0: bbc
1: bb
bbbc
0: bbbc
1: bbb
bac
0: bac
1: a
bbac
0: bbac
1: a
aac
0: aac
1: a
abbbbbbbbbbbc
0: abbbbbbbbbbbc
1: bbbbbbbbbbb
bbbbbbbbbbbac
0: bbbbbbbbbbbac
1: a
*** Failers
No match
aaac
No match
abbbbbbbbbbbac
No match
/^(b+|a){1,2}?bc/
bbc
0: bbc
1: b
/^(b*|ba){1,2}?bc/
babc
0: babc
1: ba
bbabc
0: bbabc
1: ba
bababc
0: bababc
1: ba
*** Failers
No match
bababbc
No match
babababc
No match
/^(ba|b*){1,2}?bc/
babc
0: babc
1: ba
bbabc
0: bbabc
1: ba
bababc
0: bababc
1: ba
*** Failers
No match
bababbc
No match
babababc
No match
/^\ca\cA\c[\c{\c:/
\x01\x01\e;z
0: \x01\x01\x1b;z
/^[ab\]cde]/
athing
0: a
bthing
0: b
]thing
0: ]
cthing
0: c
dthing
0: d
ething
0: e
*** Failers
No match
fthing
No match
[thing
No match
\\thing
No match
/^[]cde]/
]thing
0: ]
cthing
0: c
dthing
0: d
ething
0: e
*** Failers
No match
athing
No match
fthing
No match
/^[^ab\]cde]/
fthing
0: f
[thing
0: [
\\thing
0: \
*** Failers
0: *
athing
No match
bthing
No match
]thing
No match
cthing
No match
dthing
No match
ething
No match
/^[^]cde]/
athing
0: a
fthing
0: f
*** Failers
0: *
]thing
No match
cthing
No match
dthing
No match
ething
No match
/^\/
0: \x81
/^/
0: \xff
/^[0-9]+$/
0
0: 0
1
0: 1
2
0: 2
3
0: 3
4
0: 4
5
0: 5
6
0: 6
7
0: 7
8
0: 8
9
0: 9
10
0: 10
100
0: 100
*** Failers
No match
abc
No match
/^.*nter/
enter
0: enter
inter
0: inter
uponter
0: uponter
/^xxx[0-9]+$/
xxx0
0: xxx0
xxx1234
0: xxx1234
*** Failers
No match
xxx
No match
/^.+[0-9][0-9][0-9]$/
x123
0: x123
xx123
0: xx123
123456
0: 123456
*** Failers
No match
123
No match
x1234
0: x1234
/^.+?[0-9][0-9][0-9]$/
x123
0: x123
xx123
0: xx123
123456
0: 123456
*** Failers
No match
123
No match
x1234
0: x1234
/^([^!]+)!(.+)=apquxz\.ixr\.zzz\.ac\.uk$/
abc!pqr=apquxz.ixr.zzz.ac.uk
0: abc!pqr=apquxz.ixr.zzz.ac.uk
1: abc
2: pqr
*** Failers
No match
!pqr=apquxz.ixr.zzz.ac.uk
No match
abc!=apquxz.ixr.zzz.ac.uk
No match
abc!pqr=apquxz:ixr.zzz.ac.uk
No match
abc!pqr=apquxz.ixr.zzz.ac.ukk
No match
/:/
Well, we need a colon: somewhere
0: :
*** Fail if we don't
No match
/([\da-f:]+)$/i
0abc
0: 0abc
1: 0abc
abc
0: abc
1: abc
fed
0: fed
1: fed
E
0: E
1: E
::
0: ::
1: ::
5f03:12C0::932e
0: 5f03:12C0::932e
1: 5f03:12C0::932e
fed def
0: def
1: def
Any old stuff
0: ff
1: ff
*** Failers
No match
0zzz
No match
gzzz
No match
fed\x20
No match
Any old rubbish
No match
/^.*\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})$/
.1.2.3
0: .1.2.3
1: 1
2: 2
3: 3
A.12.123.0
0: A.12.123.0
1: 12
2: 123
3: 0
*** Failers
No match
.1.2.3333
No match
1.2.3
No match
1234.2.3
No match
/^(\d+)\s+IN\s+SOA\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s*\(\s*$/
1 IN SOA non-sp1 non-sp2(
0: 1 IN SOA non-sp1 non-sp2(
1: 1
2: non-sp1
3: non-sp2
1 IN SOA non-sp1 non-sp2 (
0: 1 IN SOA non-sp1 non-sp2 (
1: 1
2: non-sp1
3: non-sp2
*** Failers
No match
1IN SOA non-sp1 non-sp2(
No match
/^[a-zA-Z\d][a-zA-Z\d\-]*(\.[a-zA-Z\d][a-zA-z\d\-]*)*\.$/
a.
0: a.
Z.
0: Z.
2.
0: 2.
ab-c.pq-r.
0: ab-c.pq-r.
1: .pq-r
sxk.zzz.ac.uk.
0: sxk.zzz.ac.uk.
1: .uk
x-.y-.
0: x-.y-.
1: .y-
*** Failers
No match
-abc.peq.
No match
/^\*\.[a-z]([a-z\-\d]*[a-z\d]+)?(\.[a-z]([a-z\-\d]*[a-z\d]+)?)*$/
*.a
0: *.a
*.b0-a
0: *.b0-a
1: 0-a
*.c3-b.c
0: *.c3-b.c
1: 3-b
2: .c
*.c-a.b-c
0: *.c-a.b-c
1: -a
2: .b-c
3: -c
*** Failers
No match
*.0
No match
*.a-
No match
*.a-b.c-
No match
*.c-a.0-c
No match
/^(?=ab(de))(abd)(e)/
abde
0: abde
1: de
2: abd
3: e
/^(?!(ab)de|x)(abd)(f)/
abdf
0: abdf
1: <unset>
2: abd
3: f
/^(?=(ab(cd)))(ab)/
abcd
0: ab
1: abcd
2: cd
3: ab
/^[\da-f](\.[\da-f])*$/i
a.b.c.d
0: a.b.c.d
1: .d
A.B.C.D
0: A.B.C.D
1: .D
a.b.c.1.2.3.C
0: a.b.c.1.2.3.C
1: .C
/^\".*\"\s*(;.*)?$/
\"1234\"
0: "1234"
\"abcd\" ;
0: "abcd" ;
1: ;
\"\" ; rhubarb
0: "" ; rhubarb
1: ; rhubarb
*** Failers
No match
\"1234\" : things
No match
/^$/
\
0:
*** Failers
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/ ^ a (?# begins with a) b\sc (?# then b c) $ (?# then end)/x
ab c
0: ab c
*** Failers
No match
abc
No match
ab cde
No match
/(?x) ^ a (?# begins with a) b\sc (?# then b c) $ (?# then end)/
ab c
0: ab c
*** Failers
No match
abc
No match
ab cde
No match
/^ a\ b[c ]d $/x
a bcd
0: a bcd
a b d
0: a b d
*** Failers
No match
abcd
No match
ab d
No match
/^(a(b(c)))(d(e(f)))(h(i(j)))(k(l(m)))$/
abcdefhijklm
0: abcdefhijklm
1: abc
2: bc
3: c
4: def
5: ef
6: f
7: hij
8: ij
9: j
10: klm
11: lm
12: m
/^(?:a(b(c)))(?:d(e(f)))(?:h(i(j)))(?:k(l(m)))$/
abcdefhijklm
0: abcdefhijklm
1: bc
2: c
3: ef
4: f
5: ij
6: j
7: lm
8: m
/^[\w][\W][\s][\S][\d][\D][\b][\n][\c]][\022]/
a+ Z0+\x08\n\x1d\x12
0: a+ Z0+\x08\x0a\x1d\x12
/^[.^$|()*+?{,}]+/
.^\$(*+)|{?,?}
0: .^$(*+)|{?,?}
/^a*\w/
z
0: z
az
0: az
aaaz
0: aaaz
a
0: a
aa
0: aa
aaaa
0: aaaa
a+
0: a
aa+
0: aa
/^a*?\w/
z
0: z
az
0: a
aaaz
0: a
a
0: a
aa
0: a
aaaa
0: a
a+
0: a
aa+
0: a
/^a+\w/
az
0: az
aaaz
0: aaaz
aa
0: aa
aaaa
0: aaaa
aa+
0: aa
/^a+?\w/
az
0: az
aaaz
0: aa
aa
0: aa
aaaa
0: aa
aa+
0: aa
/^\d{8}\w{2,}/
1234567890
0: 1234567890
12345678ab
0: 12345678ab
12345678__
0: 12345678__
*** Failers
No match
1234567
No match
/^[aeiou\d]{4,5}$/
uoie
0: uoie
1234
0: 1234
12345
0: 12345
aaaaa
0: aaaaa
*** Failers
No match
123456
No match
/^[aeiou\d]{4,5}?/
uoie
0: uoie
1234
0: 1234
12345
0: 1234
aaaaa
0: aaaa
123456
0: 1234
/\A(abc|def)=(\1){2,3}\Z/
abc=abcabc
0: abc=abcabc
1: abc
2: abc
def=defdefdef
0: def=defdefdef
1: def
2: def
*** Failers
No match
abc=defdef
No match
/^(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)(k)\11*(\3\4)\1(?#)2$/
abcdefghijkcda2
0: abcdefghijkcda2
1: a
2: b
3: c
4: d
5: e
6: f
7: g
8: h
9: i
10: j
11: k
12: cd
abcdefghijkkkkcda2
0: abcdefghijkkkkcda2
1: a
2: b
3: c
4: d
5: e
6: f
7: g
8: h
9: i
10: j
11: k
12: cd
/(cat(a(ract|tonic)|erpillar)) \1()2(3)/
cataract cataract23
0: cataract cataract23
1: cataract
2: aract
3: ract
4:
5: 3
catatonic catatonic23
0: catatonic catatonic23
1: catatonic
2: atonic
3: tonic
4:
5: 3
caterpillar caterpillar23
0: caterpillar caterpillar23
1: caterpillar
2: erpillar
3: <unset>
4:
5: 3
/^From +([^ ]+) +[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z] +[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z] +[0-9]?[0-9] +[0-9][0-9]:[0-9][0-9]/
From abcd Mon Sep 01 12:33:02 1997
0: From abcd Mon Sep 01 12:33
1: abcd
/^From\s+\S+\s+([a-zA-Z]{3}\s+){2}\d{1,2}\s+\d\d:\d\d/
From abcd Mon Sep 01 12:33:02 1997
0: From abcd Mon Sep 01 12:33
1: Sep
From abcd Mon Sep 1 12:33:02 1997
0: From abcd Mon Sep 1 12:33
1: Sep
*** Failers
No match
From abcd Sep 01 12:33:02 1997
No match
/^12.34/s
12\n34
0: 12\x0a34
12\r34
0: 12\x0d34
/\w+(?=\t)/
the quick brown\t fox
0: brown
/foo(?!bar)(.*)/
foobar is foolish see?
0: foolish see?
1: lish see?
/(?:(?!foo)...|^.{0,2})bar(.*)/
foobar crowbar etc
0: rowbar etc
1: etc
barrel
0: barrel
1: rel
2barrel
0: 2barrel
1: rel
A barrel
0: A barrel
1: rel
/^(\D*)(?=\d)(?!123)/
abc456
0: abc
1: abc
*** Failers
No match
abc123
No match
/^1234(?# test newlines
inside)/
1234
0: 1234
/^1234 #comment in extended re
/x
1234
0: 1234
/#rhubarb
abcd/x
abcd
0: abcd
/^abcd#rhubarb/x
abcd
0: abcd
/^(a)\1{2,3}(.)/
aaab
0: aaab
1: a
2: b
aaaab
0: aaaab
1: a
2: b
aaaaab
0: aaaaa
1: a
2: a
aaaaaab
0: aaaaa
1: a
2: a
/(?!^)abc/
the abc
0: abc
*** Failers
No match
abc
No match
/(?=^)abc/
abc
0: abc
*** Failers
No match
the abc
No match
/^[ab]{1,3}(ab*|b)/
aabbbbb
0: aabb
1: b
/^[ab]{1,3}?(ab*|b)/
aabbbbb
0: aabbbbb
1: abbbbb
/^[ab]{1,3}?(ab*?|b)/
aabbbbb
0: aa
1: a
/^[ab]{1,3}(ab*?|b)/
aabbbbb
0: aabb
1: b
/ (?: [\040\t] | \(
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )*
\) )* # optional leading comment
(?: (?:
[^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters...
(?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom
|
" (?: # opening quote...
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] # Anything except backslash and quote
| # or
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)* " # closing quote
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(?: (?: [\040\t] | \(
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )*
\) )* \. (?: [\040\t] | \(
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )*
\) )* (?:
[^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters...
(?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom
|
" (?: # opening quote...
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] # Anything except backslash and quote
| # or
\\ [^\x80-\xff] # Escaped something (something != CR)
)* " # closing quote
) )* # further okay, if led by a period
(?: [\040\t] | \(
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )*
\) )* @ (?: [\040\t] | \(
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )*
\) )* (?:
[^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters...
(?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom
| \[ # [
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff
\] # ]
) # initial subdomain
(?: #
(?: [\040\t] | \(
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )*
\) )* \. # if led by a period...
(?: [\040\t] | \(
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )*
\) )* (?:
[^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters...
(?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom
| \[ # [
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff
\] # ]
) # ...further okay
)*
# address
| # or
(?:
[^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters...
(?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom
|
" (?: # opening quote...
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] # Anything except backslash and quote
| # or
\\ [^\x80-\xff] # Escaped something (something != CR)
)* " # closing quote
) # one word, optionally followed by....
(?:
[^()<>@,;:".\\\[\]\x80-\xff\000-\010\012-\037] | # atom and space parts, or...
\(
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )*
\) | # comments, or...
" (?: # opening quote...
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] # Anything except backslash and quote
| # or
\\ [^\x80-\xff] # Escaped something (something != CR)
)* " # closing quote
# quoted strings
)*
< (?: [\040\t] | \(
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )*
\) )* # leading <
(?: @ (?: [\040\t] | \(
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )*
\) )* (?:
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(?: [\040\t] | \(
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )*
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# address spec
(?: [\040\t] | \(
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Alan Other <user\@dom.ain>
0: Alan Other <user@dom.ain>
<user\@dom.ain>
0: user@dom.ain
user\@dom.ain
0: user@dom.ain
\"A. Other\" <user.1234\@dom.ain> (a comment)
0: "A. Other" <user.1234@dom.ain> (a comment)
A. Other <user.1234\@dom.ain> (a comment)
0: Other <user.1234@dom.ain> (a comment)
\"/s=user/ou=host/o=place/prmd=uu.yy/admd= /c=gb/\"\@x400-re.lay
0: "/s=user/ou=host/o=place/prmd=uu.yy/admd= /c=gb/"@x400-re.lay
A missing angle <user\@some.where
0: user@some.where
*** Failers
No match
The quick brown fox
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(?: # (
(?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] |
\( # (
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal*
(?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)*
\) # )
) # special
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal*
)* # )*
\) # )
[\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces.
# additional words
)*
@
[\040\t]* # Nab whitespace.
(?:
\( # (
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal*
(?: # (
(?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] |
\( # (
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal*
(?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)*
\) # )
) # special
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal*
)* # )*
\) # )
[\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces.
(?:
[^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters...
(?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom
|
\[ # [
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff
\] # ]
)
[\040\t]* # Nab whitespace.
(?:
\( # (
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal*
(?: # (
(?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] |
\( # (
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal*
(?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)*
\) # )
) # special
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal*
)* # )*
\) # )
[\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces.
# optional trailing comments
(?:
\.
[\040\t]* # Nab whitespace.
(?:
\( # (
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal*
(?: # (
(?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] |
\( # (
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal*
(?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)*
\) # )
) # special
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal*
)* # )*
\) # )
[\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces.
(?:
[^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters...
(?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom
|
\[ # [
(?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff
\] # ]
)
[\040\t]* # Nab whitespace.
(?:
\( # (
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal*
(?: # (
(?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] |
\( # (
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal*
(?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)*
\) # )
) # special
[^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal*
)* # )*
\) # )
[\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces.
# optional trailing comments
)*
# address spec
> # >
# name and address
)
/x
Alan Other <user\@dom.ain>
0: Alan Other <user@dom.ain>
<user\@dom.ain>
0: user@dom.ain
user\@dom.ain
0: user@dom.ain
\"A. Other\" <user.1234\@dom.ain> (a comment)
0: "A. Other" <user.1234@dom.ain>
A. Other <user.1234\@dom.ain> (a comment)
0: Other <user.1234@dom.ain>
\"/s=user/ou=host/o=place/prmd=uu.yy/admd= /c=gb/\"\@x400-re.lay
0: "/s=user/ou=host/o=place/prmd=uu.yy/admd= /c=gb/"@x400-re.lay
A missing angle <user\@some.where
0: user@some.where
*** Failers
No match
The quick brown fox
No match
/abc\0def\00pqr\000xyz\0000AB/
abc\0def\00pqr\000xyz\0000AB
0: abc\x00def\x00pqr\x00xyz\x000AB
abc456 abc\0def\00pqr\000xyz\0000ABCDE
0: abc\x00def\x00pqr\x00xyz\x000AB
/abc\x0def\x00pqr\x000xyz\x0000AB/
abc\x0def\x00pqr\x000xyz\x0000AB
0: abc\x0def\x00pqr\x000xyz\x0000AB
abc456 abc\x0def\x00pqr\x000xyz\x0000ABCDE
0: abc\x0def\x00pqr\x000xyz\x0000AB
/^[\000-\037]/
\0A
0: \x00
\01B
0: \x01
\037C
0: \x1f
/\0*/
\0\0\0\0
0: \x00\x00\x00\x00
/A\x0{2,3}Z/
The A\x0\x0Z
0: A\x00\x00Z
An A\0\x0\0Z
0: A\x00\x00\x00Z
*** Failers
No match
A\0Z
No match
A\0\x0\0\x0Z
No match
/^(cow|)\1(bell)/
cowcowbell
0: cowcowbell
1: cow
2: bell
bell
0: bell
1:
2: bell
*** Failers
No match
cowbell
No match
/^\s/
\040abc
0:
\x0cabc
0: \x0c
\nabc
0: \x0a
\rabc
0: \x0d
\tabc
0: \x09
*** Failers
No match
abc
No match
/^a b
c/x
abc
0: abc
/^(a|)\1*b/
ab
0: ab
1: a
aaaab
0: aaaab
1: a
b
0: b
1:
*** Failers
No match
acb
No match
/^(a|)\1+b/
aab
0: aab
1: a
aaaab
0: aaaab
1: a
b
0: b
1:
*** Failers
No match
ab
No match
/^(a|)\1?b/
ab
0: ab
1: a
aab
0: aab
1: a
b
0: b
1:
*** Failers
No match
acb
No match
/^(a|)\1{2}b/
aaab
0: aaab
1: a
b
0: b
1:
*** Failers
No match
ab
No match
aab
No match
aaaab
No match
/^(a|)\1{2,3}b/
aaab
0: aaab
1: a
aaaab
0: aaaab
1: a
b
0: b
1:
*** Failers
No match
ab
No match
aab
No match
aaaaab
No match
/ab{1,3}bc/
abbbbc
0: abbbbc
abbbc
0: abbbc
abbc
0: abbc
*** Failers
No match
abc
No match
abbbbbc
No match
/([^.]*)\.([^:]*):[T ]+(.*)/
track1.title:TBlah blah blah
0: track1.title:TBlah blah blah
1: track1
2: title
3: Blah blah blah
/([^.]*)\.([^:]*):[T ]+(.*)/i
track1.title:TBlah blah blah
0: track1.title:TBlah blah blah
1: track1
2: title
3: Blah blah blah
/([^.]*)\.([^:]*):[t ]+(.*)/i
track1.title:TBlah blah blah
0: track1.title:TBlah blah blah
1: track1
2: title
3: Blah blah blah
/^[W-c]+$/
WXY_^abc
0: WXY_^abc
***Failers
No match
wxy
No match
/^[W-c]+$/i
WXY_^abc
0: WXY_^abc
wxy_^ABC
0: wxy_^ABC
/^[\x3f-\x5F]+$/i
WXY_^abc
0: WXY_^abc
wxy_^ABC
0: wxy_^ABC
/^abc$/m
abc
0: abc
qqq\nabc
0: abc
abc\nzzz
0: abc
qqq\nabc\nzzz
0: abc
/^abc$/
abc
0: abc
*** Failers
No match
qqq\nabc
No match
abc\nzzz
No match
qqq\nabc\nzzz
No match
/\Aabc\Z/m
abc
0: abc
abc\n
0: abc
*** Failers
No match
qqq\nabc
No match
abc\nzzz
No match
qqq\nabc\nzzz
No match
/\A(.)*\Z/s
abc\ndef
0: abc\x0adef
1: f
/\A(.)*\Z/m
*** Failers
0: *** Failers
1: s
abc\ndef
No match
/(?:b)|(?::+)/
b::c
0: b
c::b
0: ::
/[-az]+/
az-
0: az-
*** Failers
0: a
b
No match
/[az-]+/
za-
0: za-
*** Failers
0: a
b
No match
/[a\-z]+/
a-z
0: a-z
*** Failers
0: a
b
No match
/[a-z]+/
abcdxyz
0: abcdxyz
/[\d-]+/
12-34
0: 12-34
*** Failers
No match
aaa
No match
/[\d-z]+/
12-34z
0: 12-34z
*** Failers
No match
aaa
No match
/\x5c/
\\
0: \
/\x20Z/
the Zoo
0: Z
*** Failers
No match
Zulu
No match
/(abc)\1/i
abcabc
0: abcabc
1: abc
ABCabc
0: ABCabc
1: ABC
abcABC
0: abcABC
1: abc
/ab{3cd/
ab{3cd
0: ab{3cd
/ab{3,cd/
ab{3,cd
0: ab{3,cd
/ab{3,4a}cd/
ab{3,4a}cd
0: ab{3,4a}cd
/{4,5a}bc/
{4,5a}bc
0: {4,5a}bc
/^a.b/
a\rb
0: a\x0db
*** Failers
No match
a\nb
No match
/abc$/
abc
0: abc
abc\n
0: abc
*** Failers
No match
abc\ndef
No match
/(abc)\123/
abc\x53
0: abcS
1: abc
/(abc)\223/
abc\x93
0: abc\x93
1: abc
/(abc)\323/
abc\xd3
0: abc\xd3
1: abc
/(abc)\500/
abc\x40
0: abc@
1: abc
abc\100
0: abc@
1: abc
/(abc)\5000/
abc\x400
0: abc@0
1: abc
abc\x40\x30
0: abc@0
1: abc
abc\1000
0: abc@0
1: abc
abc\100\x30
0: abc@0
1: abc
abc\100\060
0: abc@0
1: abc
abc\100\60
0: abc@0
1: abc
/abc\81/
abc\081
0: abc\x0081
abc\0\x38\x31
0: abc\x0081
/abc\91/
abc\091
0: abc\x0091
abc\0\x39\x31
0: abc\x0091
/(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)(k)(l)\12\123/
abcdefghijkllS
0: abcdefghijkllS
1: a
2: b
3: c
4: d
5: e
6: f
7: g
8: h
9: i
10: j
11: k
12: l
/(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)(k)\12\123/
abcdefghijk\12S
0: abcdefghijk\x0aS
1: a
2: b
3: c
4: d
5: e
6: f
7: g
8: h
9: i
10: j
11: k
/ab\gdef/
abgdef
0: abgdef
/a{0}bc/
bc
0: bc
/(a|(bc)){0,0}?xyz/
xyz
0: xyz
/abc[\10]de/
abc\010de
0: abc\x08de
/abc[\1]de/
abc\1de
0: abc\x01de
/(abc)[\1]de/
abc\1de
0: abc\x01de
1: abc
/a.b(?s)/
a\nb
0: a\x0ab
/^([^a])([^\b])([^c]*)([^d]{3,4})/
baNOTccccd
0: baNOTcccc
1: b
2: a
3: NOT
4: cccc
baNOTcccd
0: baNOTccc
1: b
2: a
3: NOT
4: ccc
baNOTccd
0: baNOTcc
1: b
2: a
3: NO
4: Tcc
bacccd
0: baccc
1: b
2: a
3:
4: ccc
*** Failers
0: *** Failers
1: *
2: *
3: * Fail
4: ers
anything
No match
b\bc
No match
baccd
No match
/[^a]/
Abc
0: A
/[^a]/i
Abc
0: b
/[^a]+/
AAAaAbc
0: AAA
/[^a]+/i
AAAaAbc
0: bc
/[^a]+/
bbb\nccc
0: bbb\x0accc
/[^k]$/
abc
0: c
*** Failers
0: s
abk
No match
/[^k]{2,3}$/
abc
0: abc
kbc
0: bc
kabc
0: abc
*** Failers
0: ers
abk
No match
akb
No match
akk
No match
/^\d{8,}\@.+[^k]$/
12345678\@a.b.c.d
0: 12345678@a.b.c.d
123456789\@x.y.z
0: 123456789@x.y.z
*** Failers
No match
12345678\@x.y.uk
No match
1234567\@a.b.c.d
No match
/(a)\1{8,}/
aaaaaaaaa
0: aaaaaaaaa
1: a
aaaaaaaaaa
0: aaaaaaaaaa
1: a
*** Failers
No match
aaaaaaa
No match
/[^a]/
aaaabcd
0: b
aaAabcd
0: A
/[^a]/i
aaaabcd
0: b
aaAabcd
0: b
/[^az]/
aaaabcd
0: b
aaAabcd
0: A
/[^az]/i
aaaabcd
0: b
aaAabcd
0: b
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/P[^*]TAIRE[^*]{1,6}?LL/
xxxxxxxxxxxPSTAIREISLLxxxxxxxxx
0: PSTAIREISLL
/P[^*]TAIRE[^*]{1,}?LL/
xxxxxxxxxxxPSTAIREISLLxxxxxxxxx
0: PSTAIREISLL
/(\.\d\d[1-9]?)\d+/
1.230003938
0: .230003938
1: .23
1.875000282
0: .875000282
1: .875
1.235
0: .235
1: .23
/(\.\d\d((?=0)|\d(?=\d)))/
1.230003938
0: .23
1: .23
2:
1.875000282
0: .875
1: .875
2: 5
*** Failers
No match
1.235
No match
/a(?)b/
ab
0: ab
/\b(foo)\s+(\w+)/i
Food is on the foo table
0: foo table
1: foo
2: table
/foo(.*)bar/
The food is under the bar in the barn.
0: food is under the bar in the bar
1: d is under the bar in the
/foo(.*?)bar/
The food is under the bar in the barn.
0: food is under the bar
1: d is under the
/(.*)(\d*)/
I have 2 numbers: 53147
0: I have 2 numbers: 53147
1: I have 2 numbers: 53147
2:
/(.*)(\d+)/
I have 2 numbers: 53147
0: I have 2 numbers: 53147
1: I have 2 numbers: 5314
2: 7
/(.*?)(\d*)/
I have 2 numbers: 53147
0:
1:
2:
/(.*?)(\d+)/
I have 2 numbers: 53147
0: I have 2
1: I have
2: 2
/(.*)(\d+)$/
I have 2 numbers: 53147
0: I have 2 numbers: 53147
1: I have 2 numbers: 5314
2: 7
/(.*?)(\d+)$/
I have 2 numbers: 53147
0: I have 2 numbers: 53147
1: I have 2 numbers:
2: 53147
/(.*)\b(\d+)$/
I have 2 numbers: 53147
0: I have 2 numbers: 53147
1: I have 2 numbers:
2: 53147
/(.*\D)(\d+)$/
I have 2 numbers: 53147
0: I have 2 numbers: 53147
1: I have 2 numbers:
2: 53147
/^\D*(?!123)/
ABC123
0: AB
/^(\D*)(?=\d)(?!123)/
ABC445
0: ABC
1: ABC
*** Failers
No match
ABC123
No match
/^[W-]46]/
W46]789
0: W46]
-46]789
0: -46]
*** Failers
No match
Wall
No match
Zebra
No match
42
No match
[abcd]
No match
]abcd[
No match
/^[W-\]46]/
W46]789
0: W
Wall
0: W
Zebra
0: Z
Xylophone
0: X
42
0: 4
[abcd]
0: [
]abcd[
0: ]
\\backslash
0: \
*** Failers
No match
-46]789
No match
well
No match
/\d\d\/\d\d\/\d\d\d\d/
01/01/2000
0: 01/01/2000
/word (?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+ ){0,10}otherword/
word cat dog elephant mussel cow horse canary baboon snake shark otherword
0: word cat dog elephant mussel cow horse canary baboon snake shark otherword
word cat dog elephant mussel cow horse canary baboon snake shark
No match
/word (?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+ ){0,300}otherword/
word cat dog elephant mussel cow horse canary baboon snake shark the quick brown fox and the lazy dog and several other words getting close to thirty by now I hope
No match
/^(a){0,0}/
bcd
0:
abc
0:
aab
0:
/^(a){0,1}/
bcd
0:
abc
0: a
1: a
aab
0: a
1: a
/^(a){0,2}/
bcd
0:
abc
0: a
1: a
aab
0: aa
1: a
/^(a){0,3}/
bcd
0:
abc
0: a
1: a
aab
0: aa
1: a
aaa
0: aaa
1: a
/^(a){0,}/
bcd
0:
abc
0: a
1: a
aab
0: aa
1: a
aaa
0: aaa
1: a
aaaaaaaa
0: aaaaaaaa
1: a
/^(a){1,1}/
bcd
No match
abc
0: a
1: a
aab
0: a
1: a
/^(a){1,2}/
bcd
No match
abc
0: a
1: a
aab
0: aa
1: a
/^(a){1,3}/
bcd
No match
abc
0: a
1: a
aab
0: aa
1: a
aaa
0: aaa
1: a
/^(a){1,}/
bcd
No match
abc
0: a
1: a
aab
0: aa
1: a
aaa
0: aaa
1: a
aaaaaaaa
0: aaaaaaaa
1: a
/.*\.gif/
borfle\nbib.gif\nno
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/.{0,}\.gif/
borfle\nbib.gif\nno
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/.*\.gif/m
borfle\nbib.gif\nno
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/.*\.gif/s
borfle\nbib.gif\nno
0: borfle\x0abib.gif
/.*\.gif/ms
borfle\nbib.gif\nno
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/.*$/
borfle\nbib.gif\nno
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/.*$/m
borfle\nbib.gif\nno
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/.*$/s
borfle\nbib.gif\nno
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/.*$/ms
borfle\nbib.gif\nno
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/.*$/
borfle\nbib.gif\nno\n
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/.*$/m
borfle\nbib.gif\nno\n
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/.*$/s
borfle\nbib.gif\nno\n
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/.*$/ms
borfle\nbib.gif\nno\n
0: borfle\x0abib.gif\x0ano\x0a
/(.*X|^B)/
abcde\n1234Xyz
0: 1234X
1: 1234X
BarFoo
0: B
1: B
*** Failers
No match
abcde\nBar
No match
/(.*X|^B)/m
abcde\n1234Xyz
0: 1234X
1: 1234X
BarFoo
0: B
1: B
abcde\nBar
0: B
1: B
/(.*X|^B)/s
abcde\n1234Xyz
0: abcde\x0a1234X
1: abcde\x0a1234X
BarFoo
0: B
1: B
*** Failers
No match
abcde\nBar
No match
/(.*X|^B)/ms
abcde\n1234Xyz
0: abcde\x0a1234X
1: abcde\x0a1234X
BarFoo
0: B
1: B
abcde\nBar
0: B
1: B
/(?s)(.*X|^B)/
abcde\n1234Xyz
0: abcde\x0a1234X
1: abcde\x0a1234X
BarFoo
0: B
1: B
*** Failers
No match
abcde\nBar
No match
/(?s:.*X|^B)/
abcde\n1234Xyz
0: abcde\x0a1234X
BarFoo
0: B
*** Failers
No match
abcde\nBar
No match
/^.*B/
**** Failers
No match
abc\nB
No match
/(?s)^.*B/
abc\nB
0: abc\x0aB
/(?m)^.*B/
abc\nB
0: B
/(?ms)^.*B/
abc\nB
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/(?ms)^B/
abc\nB
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/(?s)B$/
B\n
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/^[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]/
123456654321
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/^\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d/
123456654321
0: 123456654321
/^[\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d]/
123456654321
0: 123456654321
/^[abc]{12}/
abcabcabcabc
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/^[a-c]{12}/
abcabcabcabc
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/^(a|b|c){12}/
abcabcabcabc
0: abcabcabcabc
1: c
/^[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy0123456789]/
n
0: n
*** Failers
No match
z
No match
/abcde{0,0}/
abcd
0: abcd
*** Failers
No match
abce
No match
/ab[cd]{0,0}e/
abe
0: abe
*** Failers
No match
abcde
No match
/ab(c){0,0}d/
abd
0: abd
*** Failers
No match
abcd
No match
/a(b*)/
a
0: a
1:
ab
0: ab
1: b
abbbb
0: abbbb
1: bbbb
*** Failers
0: a
1:
bbbbb
No match
/ab\d{0}e/
abe
0: abe
*** Failers
No match
ab1e
No match
/"([^\\"]+|\\.)*"/
the \"quick\" brown fox
0: "quick"
1: quick
\"the \\\"quick\\\" brown fox\"
0: "the \"quick\" brown fox"
1: brown fox
/.*?/g+
abc
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0+ abc
0: a
0+ bc
0:
0+ bc
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0+ c
0:
0+ c
0: c
0+
0:
0+
/\b/g+
abc
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0+ abc
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0+
/\b/+g
abc
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0+ abc
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//g
abc
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0:
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<TR BGCOLOR='#DBE9E9'><TD align=left valign=top>43.<a href='joblist.cfm?JobID=94 6735&Keyword='>Word Processor<BR>(N-1286)</a></TD><TD align=left valign=top>Lega lstaff.com</TD><TD align=left valign=top>CA - Statewide</TD></TR>
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1: BGCOLOR='#DBE9E9'
2: align=left valign=top
3: 43.
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5:
6:
7: <unset>
8: align=left valign=top
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/a[^a]b/
acb
0: acb
a\nb
0: a\x0ab
/a.b/
acb
0: acb
*** Failers
No match
a\nb
No match
/a[^a]b/s
acb
0: acb
a\nb
0: a\x0ab
/a.b/s
acb
0: acb
a\nb
0: a\x0ab
/^(b+?|a){1,2}?c/
bac
0: bac
1: a
bbac
0: bbac
1: a
bbbac
0: bbbac
1: a
bbbbac
0: bbbbac
1: a
bbbbbac
0: bbbbbac
1: a
/^(b+|a){1,2}?c/
bac
0: bac
1: a
bbac
0: bbac
1: a
bbbac
0: bbbac
1: a
bbbbac
0: bbbbac
1: a
bbbbbac
0: bbbbbac
1: a
/(?!\A)x/m
x\nb\n
No match
a\bx\n
0: x
/\x0{ab}/
\0{ab}
0: \x00{ab}
/(A|B)*?CD/
CD
0: CD
/(A|B)*CD/
CD
0: CD
/(AB)*?\1/
ABABAB
0: ABAB
1: AB
/(AB)*\1/
ABABAB
0: ABABAB
1: AB
/ End of testinput1 /