use strict;
my $str = '#1
build(Breaking): la asdf asdf asdf
asdfasdf asdf asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
aef asdf asdf
#2
build(Breaking)!: la asdf asdf asdf
asdfasdf asdf asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
aef asdf asdf
asdf-asdf: asdf asfd asfd asdf
#3
build(Breaking): asdfasdf
#4
build(Breaking): la asdf asdf asdf
asdfasdf asdf asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
aef asdf asdf
#5
build(Breaking): la asdf asdf asdf
asdfasdf asdf asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
asdf
aef asdf asdf
asdf-asdf: asdf';
my $regex = qr/Initial commit|Merge [^\r\n]+|(?:(?<type>build|chore|ci|docs|feat|fix|perf|refactor|revert|style|test|BREAKING CHANGE)(?<scope>\(\w+\))?(?<breaking_change>!?): (?<summary>[\w -]+))(?<=\v\v){0,2}(?<body>[\w\s-]+)(?<footer>(?<=\v\v)(?<footer_token>[\w-]+): (?<footer_value>[\w -]+)|$)/mp;
if ( $str =~ /$regex/g ) {
print "Whole match is ${^MATCH} and its start/end positions can be obtained via \$-[0] and \$+[0]\n";
# print "Capture Group 1 is $1 and its start/end positions can be obtained via \$-[1] and \$+[1]\n";
# print "Capture Group 2 is $2 ... and so on\n";
}
# ${^POSTMATCH} and ${^PREMATCH} are also available with the use of '/p'
# Named capture groups can be called via $+{name}
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 Perl, please visit: http://perldoc.perl.org/perlre.html