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Explanation
/
[
\W
_
]
/
g
Match a single character present in the list below
[
\W
_
]
+
matches the previous token between
one
and
unlimited
times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed
(greedy)
\W
matches any non-word character (equivalent to
[^a-zA-Z0-9_]
)
_
matches the character
_
literally (case sensitive)
Global pattern flags
g modifier:
g
lobal. All matches (don't return after first match)
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