Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

Group 1(\w+)

\w+any word character, repeated at least once

?optionally matches the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

Group 2(\d{1,2} ?-)

\d{1,2}a digit, repeated between 1 and 2 times

?optionally matches the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

Group 3(\d{1,2})

\d{1,2}a digit, repeated between 1 and 2 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

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25 tokens

(\w+) ?(\d{1,2} ?-)(\d{1,2})

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I only work between September 12 -14 at this place. I will be back between May 10-15 next year.

I only work between September 12 -14 at this place. I will be back between May 10-15 next year.