Regular Expressions 101

^start of line

Group 1(.{6}\.\d{2})

.{6}any character (except for line terminators), repeated exactly 6 times

\.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

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

\da digit

]the literal ] (93₁₀ / 135₈ / 5D₁₆)

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

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Search reference

Regular Expression

^(.{6}\.\d{2})\d]

New

[00:12.161]Hey, that shark has pretty teeth, dear
[00:18.822]And he shows 'em, pearly white
[00:24.680]Just a jack knife has MacHeath, dear
[00:31.34]And he keeps it way out of sight
[00:37.45]When that shark bites with his teeth, dear
[00:43.83]Scarlet billows they begin to spread
[00:49.966]Fancy white gloves has MacHeath, dear
[00:56.359]So there's never, never a trace of red

Substitution

$1]