regex101: PCRE2 (PHP) Match Workspace

Group by(?<by>\S+)

\S+any non-whitespace character, repeated at least once

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

\(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

Group time(?<time>\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2})

\d{4}a digit, repeated exactly 4 times

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\d{2}a digit, repeated exactly 2 times

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\d{2}a digit, repeated exactly 2 times

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

\d{2}a digit, repeated exactly 2 times

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\d{2}a digit, repeated exactly 2 times

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\d{2}a digit, repeated exactly 2 times

\)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\s*any whitespace character, repeated any number of times

Group text(?<text>.*(?:\n(?!\S+ $\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}$:).*)*)

.*any character (except for line terminators), repeated any number of times

Non-Capturing Group(?:\n(?!\S+ $\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}$:).*)*

*repeats the group contents below any number of times:

\na line-feed (newline) character (ASCII 10)

Negative Lookahead(?!\S+ $\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}$:)

\S+any non-whitespace character, repeated at least once

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

\(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

\d{4}a digit, repeated exactly 4 times

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\d{2}a digit, repeated exactly 2 times

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\d{2}a digit, repeated exactly 2 times

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

\d{2}a digit, repeated exactly 2 times

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\d{2}a digit, repeated exactly 2 times

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\d{2}a digit, repeated exactly 2 times

\)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

.*any character (except for line terminators), repeated any number of times

Global pattern flags

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

Search reference

Regular Expression

(?<by>\S+) \((?<time>\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2})\):\s*(?<text>.*(?:\n(?!\S+ \(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\):).*)*)

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J.smith (2022-05-02 01:22:02): Hi There,

How are you doing today

Just wanted to check in

Bobby123 (2022-05-02 07:39:00): Hello ,

Im doing good thank you for asking

Thanks!