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  • All Tokens
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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
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • 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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use strict; my $str = 'daily.show.name.2023.04.18.guest.name.1080p.web.h264-jebaited.mkv BBC.News.at.Ten.2023.10.11.1080i.HDTV.DD2.0.H.264-BLS WWE.NXT.2023.10.10.720p.WEB.h264-SPORTSNET Tesco.How.Do.They.Really.Do.It.2023.1080p.HDTV.H264-DARKFLiX Seth.Meyers.2023.10.09.Amy.Sedaris.1080p.WEB.h264-EDITH NFL.2023.10.09.49ers.Vs.Cowboys.UNCUT.1080p.WEB.H264-SPORTSNET Neighbours.S39E012.2023-10-05.Episode.8915.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-SDCC DFL.Supercup.2023 08 12.Bayern.Munchen.vs.RB.Leipzig.HDTV.2160p.AAC2.0.HEVC.mkv The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) - 2023-10-05 - Bob Odenkirk Fortune Feimster [2.0 WEBDL-1080p][x264]-EDITH.mkv Anger Management (2012) - S02E15 - Charlies Patients Hook Up [WEBDL-1080p][AC3 5.1][h264]-BS.mkv Ahsoka (2023) - S01E01 - Part One Master and Apprentice [DSNP WEBDL-1080p][EAC3 Atmos 5.1][h264]-NTb.mkv\' Loki - S01E01 - Glorious Purpose [DSNP WEBDL-1080p Proper][EAC3 Atmos 5.1][h264]-TOMMY.mkv\' Family - Guy (1999) - S01E01 - Death Has a Shadow [DSNP WEBDL-1080p][AAC 2.0][h264]-PHOENiX.mkv\' Neighbours.S39E012.2023-10-05.Episode.8915.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-SDCC Rick and Morty (2013) - S06E06 - JuRicksic Mort [HMAX DD 5.1 WEBDL-1080p][x264]-NTb.mkv 1923.S01E01.1080p.BluRay.TrueHD5.1.H.264-SLIPSTREAM 11.22.63.S01E01.2160p.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.265-NiXON 1923.S01.1080p.BluRay.TrueHD5.1.H.264-SLIPSTREAM 11.22.63.S01.2160p.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.265-NiXON Hello.World.S01.ntb.mkv Hello.World.S01 - S03.ntb.mkv Hello.World.S1.ntb.mkv Hello.World.S01 S03.ntb.mkv Hello.World.S01.Extras.ntb.mkv Hello_World_S01_S02.ntb.mkv Hello_World_S01-S03_ntb.mkv Hello_World_S1_ntb.mkv Hello.World.S1E03.ntb.mkv Hello.World.S031 E01.ntb.mkv Hello_World_S01E01_ntb.mkv Hello_World_S1E03_ntb.mkv Hello.World.S01.E01.ntb.mkv Hello_World_S01_E01_ntb.mkv'; my $regex = qr/^(?<title>.+?)[_.\s-]+(?<season>S\d+)(?:[.\-\s_]*?(?<seasonmax>S?\d+))?(?=[_.\s](?!E\d+))/imp; 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