Regular Expressions 101

Pro

Non-Capturing Group(?:\[|(?!^)\G)

1st Alternative\[

\[the literal [ (91₁₀ / 133₈ / 5B₁₆)

2nd Alternative(?!^)\G

Negative Lookahead(?!^)

^start of string

\Gstart of current search

Negated Character Class[^\[\]]*

*matches any number of characters outside the set below:

\[the literal [ (91₁₀ / 133₈ / 5B₁₆)

\]the literal ] (93₁₀ / 135₈ / 5D₁₆)

\Kresets the starting point of the reported match. Any previously consumed characters are no longer included in the final match

\[the literal [ (91₁₀ / 133₈ / 5B₁₆)

Negated Character Class[^\[\]]*

*matches any number of characters outside the set below:

\[the literal [ (91₁₀ / 133₈ / 5B₁₆)

\]the literal ] (93₁₀ / 135₈ / 5D₁₆)

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

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25 tokens

(?:\[|(?!^)\G)[^\[\]]*\K\[[^\[\]]*\]

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This [is] some [d[um]my] text. How to [se[le]ct i[nn]er b]race wi[th[out s]ele[ct]ing th]e outer b[race [in] a tex]t

This [is] some [d[um]my] text. How to [se[le]ct i[nn]er b]race wi[th[out s]ele[ct]ing th]e outer b[race [in] a tex]t