Regular Expressions 101

(?s)applies the following effective flags to the remainder of the pattern: gs

s modifier: single line. Allows a dot to match line terminators

Non-Capturing Group(?:\*\*|(?!^)\G.*?\*\*.*?\K\*\*)

1st Alternative\*\*

\*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

2nd Alternative(?!^)\G.*?\*\*.*?\K\*\*

Negative Lookahead(?!^)

^start of string

\Gstart of current search

.*?any character, repeated any number of times

\*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

.*?any character, repeated any number of times

\Kresets the starting point of the reported match. Any previously consumed characters are no longer included in the final match

\*the literal * (42₁₀ / 52₈ / 2A₁₆)

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

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Regular Expression

(?s)(?:\*\*|(?!^)\G.*?\*\*.*?\K\*\*)

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