re = /^\[(([^ \[\]\t\r\n]+)( *([^ \[\]\t\r\n]+))*)\]$/m
str = '[bracketed text]
[more_bracketed_text]
not fully [bracketed]
[has a ] close bracket in middle]
[space after]
'
# Print the match result
str.scan(re) do |match|
puts match.to_s
end
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Ruby, please visit: http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.0/Regexp.html