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^(?<date>[^\s]+) (?<time>[^\s]+) - (?<message>.*)$
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^ asserts position at start of the string
Named Capture Group date
(?<date>[^\s]+)
Match a single character not present in the list below
[^\s]+
+ Quantifier — Matches between one and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy)
\s matches any whitespace character (equal to [\r\n\t\f\v ])
matches the character literally (case sensitive)
Named Capture Group time
(?<time>[^\s]+)
Match a single character not present in the list below
[^\s]+
+ Quantifier — Matches between one and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy)
\s matches any whitespace character (equal to [\r\n\t\f\v ])
- matches the characters - literally (case sensitive)
Named Capture Group message
(?<message>.*)
.*
matches any character (except for line terminators)
* Quantifier — Matches between zero and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy)
$ asserts position at the end of the string, or before the line terminator right at the end of the string (if any)
Your regular expression does not match the subject string.Try launching the debugger to find out why.

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Regular Expressions 101

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