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^browse/(coffee|goodies)/([A-Za-z0-9\%\+\-]+)/([0-9]+)/?
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gm
^ asserts position at start of a line
browse/ matches the characters browse/ literally (case sensitive)
1st Capturing Group
(coffee|goodies)
1st Alternative
coffee
coffee matches the characters coffee literally (case sensitive)
2nd Alternative
goodies
goodies matches the characters goodies literally (case sensitive)
/ matches the character / literally (case sensitive)
2nd Capturing Group
([A-Za-z0-9\%\+\-]+)
Match a single character present in the list below
[A-Za-z0-9\%\+\-]+
+ Quantifier — Matches between one and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy)
A-Z a single character in the range between A (index 65) and Z (index 90) (case sensitive)
a-z a single character in the range between a (index 97) and z (index 122) (case sensitive)
0-9 a single character in the range between 0 (index 48) and 9 (index 57) (case sensitive)
\% matches the character % literally (case sensitive)
\+ matches the character + literally (case sensitive)
\- matches the character - literally (case sensitive)
/ matches the character / literally (case sensitive)
3rd Capturing Group
([0-9]+)
Match a single character present in the list below
[0-9]+
+ Quantifier — Matches between one and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy)
0-9 a single character in the range between 0 (index 48) and 9 (index 57) (case sensitive)
/?
matches the character / literally (case sensitive)
? Quantifier — Matches between zero and one times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy)
Global pattern flags
g modifier: global. All matches (don't return after first match)
m modifier: multi line. Causes ^ and $ to match the begin/end of each line (not only begin/end of string)
Your regular expression does not match the subject string.Try launching the debugger to find out why.

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gm

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