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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Match everything enclosed
    (?:...)
  • Capture everything enclosed
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

Regular Expression

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$re = '/((?<=\b\d{4}\b)|\b(German|DE)\b.*)/im'; $str = 'Dirty.Work.Wie.deweit.wuerdest.Du.gehen.2018.German.AC3.WEBRip Zwei.baerenstarke.Typen.1983.DE.EN.DTSHD.MasteDEr.5.1.2160p.HDR10.x265-kellerratte The.Hills.Have.Eyes.1977.COMPLETE.UHD.BLURAY-UNTOUCHED Wonder.Woman.1984.2020.GERMAN.DUBBED.DL.2160p.HDR.WEB.x265 Wonder.Woman.1984.GERMAN.2020.DUBBED.DL.2160p.HDR.WEB.x265 2012.German.2006.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux Sherlock.Holmes.2009.German.DL.2022.ock.Holmes.UHD.BluRay.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux Der.Herr.Der.Ringe.Die.Gefaehrten.2001.Theatrical.German.DTSHD.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.x265-NIMA4K ES.2017.German.Spezials.Bluray.1080p.AC3.x264 LX.2048.2020.German.DL.HDR.2160p.WEB.h265-W4K Jason.Bourne.Collection.German.DUBBED.DTS.DL.2160p.BluRay.HEVC.Remux Dirty.Work.Wie.weit.wuerdest.Du.gehen.2018.German.AC3.WEBRip.x264 LX.2048.2020.German.DL.HDR.2160p.WEB.h265 Moonlight.German.2016.720p.DTS.BluRay.x264-ENCOUNTERS Wasabi.Ein.Bulle.in.Japan.2001.German.DTSHD.720p.BluRay.x264-DETAiLS Operation.Overlord.2018.German.DL.AC3.Dubbed.720p.WEB.x264-PsO 2012.2018.German.DTSHDMaster.BluRay.x264-ENCOUNTERS Wonder.Woman.1984.GERMAN.2020.DUBBED.DL.2160p.HDR.WEB.x265-TSCC The.Matrix.Revolutions.2003.German.EAC3D.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.Dolby.Vision.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K Rogue.One.A.Star.Wars.Story.2016.German.UHDBD.2160p.HDR10.HEVC.EAC3.DL.Remux-pmHD Jumanji.The.Next.Level.2019.German.Dubbed.DTSHD.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K Hannibal.2001.German.UHDBD.2160p.HDR10.HEVC.DTSHD.DUBBED.DL.Remux-pmHD Mortal.Kombat.Legends.Scorpions.Revenge.2020.German.AC3D.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K Ruf.der.Wildnis.2020.German.EAC3.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K Sonic.The.Hedgehog.2020.German.AC3.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K Bad.Boys.for.Life.2020.German.DTSHD.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K Die.fantastische.Reise.des.Dr.Dolittle.2020.German.Dubbed.TrueHD.Atmos.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR10Plus.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K Bloodshot.2020.German.UHDBD.2160p.HDR10.HEVC.DTSHD.DL.Remux-pmHD Bloodshot.2020.German.DTSHD.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K The.Dark.Knight.Rises.2012.German.UHDBD.2160p.HDR10.HEVC.DTSHD.DL.Remux-pmHD Jason.Bourne.Collection.German.DUBBED.DTS.DL.2160p.BluRay.HEVC.Remux-pmHD 2001.A.Space.Odyssey.1968.German.DL.AC3.2160p.Bluray.x265-Bi0hazard LX.2048.2020.German.DL.HDR.2160p.WEB.h265-W4K Onward.Keine.halben.Sachen.2020.German.EAC3D.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux.Repack-NIMA4K Crying.Freeman.Der.Sohn.des.Drachen.1995.German.UHDBD.2160p.HDR10.HEVC.DTSHD.DL.Remux-pmHD Kin.2018.German.Dubbed.DTSHD.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K The.Gentlemen.2019.German.DTSHD.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K VFW.2019.German.UHDBD.2160p.HDR10.HEVC.DTSHD.DL.Remux-pmHD Trolls.2.Trolls.World.Tour.2020.German.TrueHD.Atmos.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR10Plus.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K Sherlock.Holmes.Spiel.Im.Schatten.2011.German.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K Sherlock.Holmes.2009.German.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K Kevin.allein.zu.Haus.1990.German.DTSD.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K Full.Metal.Jacket.1987.German.UHDBD.2160p.HDR10.HEVC.AC3.DL.Remux-pmHD A.Star.Is.Born.2018.German.UHDBD.2160p.DV.HDR10.HEVC.AC3.DL.Remux-pmHD 300.2006.German.DL.2160p.UHD.BluRay.HDR.HEVC.Remux-NIMA4K Requiem.For.A.Dream.2000.German.US.UHDBD.2160p.DV.HDR10.HEVC.DTSHD.DL.Remux-pmHD ((?<=[0-9]{4})*|German.*|[0-9]{3,4}(p|i).*) (German|(?<=\\b\\d{4}\\b).*$) ((\\b(DTS|Atmos|True|DD|MA)(-|\\W|)(HD|D|STER|)(|)(5|7|)1||)\\b) \\b(DTS|Atmos|True|DD|HD|MA)(-|\\W|)(MA(STER|)|(D|HD|5|)|)|(MA|1|)((5|7|)1|)\\b ((?<=\\b\\d{4}\\b).*|German[^\\d{4}]*)'; $subst = ""; $result = preg_replace($re, $subst, $str); echo "The result of the substitution is ".$result;

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 PHP, please visit: http://php.net/manual/en/ref.pcre.php