^start of line
*matches any number of characters from the set below:
\wany word character
\sany whitespace character
\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times
\.the literal . (4610 / 568 / 2E16)
Negated Character Class[^ ]* *matches any number of characters outside the set below:
the literal (3210 / 408 / 2016)
\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times
Negated Character Class[^:]* *matches any number of characters outside the set below:
:the literal : (5810 / 728 / 3A16)
\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times
:the literal : (5810 / 728 / 3A16)
.*any character (except for line terminators), repeated any number of times
$end of line
g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first
m modifier: multiline. Causes ^ and $ to match the start and end of each line, not only the start and end of the string