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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

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#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of MsgBox Local $sRegex = "(?m)([\n#*]+\s*)" Local $sString = "<!-- Comment 1 -->" & @CRLF & _ "<!-- Comment 2 multiline" & @CRLF & _ "Comment 2a" & @CRLF & _ "Comment 2b-->" & @CRLF & _ "<noinclude>" & @CRLF & _ "{{draft}}" & @CRLF & _ "[[Category:List by frequency]]" & @CRLF & _ "</noinclude>" & @CRLF & _ "== Inline ==" & @CRLF & _ "one # twor !! #two and half# L1phrase → L2 definition" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "== List ==" & @CRLF & _ "# One" & @CRLF & _ "# Two !!" & @CRLF & _ "# Two and half" & @CRLF & _ "# L1phrase → L2 definition" & @CRLF & _ "# L1 item → L2 definition [pos:adjective, ipa: /vɜːt/]" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "== Hidden pseudo JSON" & @CRLF & _ "# 他 → { item:他, simplified:他, pinyin:tā, IPA:tʰa˥˥, eng:he }," & @CRLF & _ "# 我們 → { item:我們, simplified:我们, pinyin:wǒmen, IPA:uɔ˨˩mən, eng:we}," & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "== Poems ==" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " *** " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "INVICTUS (SENTENCES)" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Out of the night that covers me" & @CRLF & _ "Black as the pit from pole to pole," & @CRLF & _ "I thank whatever gods may be" & @CRLF & _ "For my unconquerable soul." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "In the fell clutch of circumstance," & @CRLF & _ "I have not winced nor cried aloud." & @CRLF & _ "Under the bludgeonings of chance" & @CRLF & _ "My head is bloody, but unbowed." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Beyond this place of wrath and tears" & @CRLF & _ "Looms but the Horror of the shade," & @CRLF & _ "And yet the menace of the years" & @CRLF & _ "Finds, and shall find, me unafraid." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "It matters not how strait the gate," & @CRLF & _ "How charged with punishments the scroll," & @CRLF & _ "I am the master of my fate" & @CRLF & _ "I am the captain of my soul." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "INVICTUS (POEM MODE)" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Out of the night that covers me" & @CRLF & _ "Black as the pit from pole to pole," & @CRLF & _ "I thank whatever gods may be" & @CRLF & _ "For my unconquerable soul." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "In the fell clutch of circumstance," & @CRLF & _ "I have not winced nor cried aloud." & @CRLF & _ "Under the bludgeonings of chance" & @CRLF & _ "My head is bloody, but unbowed." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "Beyond this place of wrath and tears" & @CRLF & _ "Looms but the Horror of the shade," & @CRLF & _ "And yet the menace of the years" & @CRLF & _ "Finds, and shall find, me unafraid." & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "It matters not how strait the gate," & @CRLF & _ "How charged with punishments the scroll," & @CRLF & _ "I am the master of my fate" & @CRLF & _ "I am the captain of my soul." & @CRLF & _ "" Local $sSubst = "\n# " Local $sResult = StringRegExpReplace($sString, $sRegex, $sSubst) MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Result", $sResult)

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 AutoIt, please visit: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/StringRegExp.htm