regex101: .NET 10.0 (C#) Match Workspace

1st Alternative\bNOW[ ._-]WEB[ ._-]?(DL|RIP)\b

\ba Unicode word boundary

NOWthe literal text NOW (case insensitive)

Character Class[ ._-]

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

_the literal _ (95₁₀ / 137₈ / 5F₁₆)

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

WEBthe literal text WEB (case insensitive)

Character Class[ ._-]?

?matches at most one character from the set below:

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

_the literal _ (95₁₀ / 137₈ / 5F₁₆)

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

Group 1(DL|RIP)

1st AlternativeDL

DLthe literal text DL (case insensitive)

2nd AlternativeRIP

RIPthe literal text RIP (case insensitive)

\ba Unicode word boundary

2nd Alternative\[[^\]]*\bNOW\b[^\]]*\]

\[the literal [ (91₁₀ / 133₈ / 5B₁₆)

Negated Character Class[^\]]*

*matches any number of characters outside the set below:

\]the literal ] (93₁₀ / 135₈ / 5D₁₆)

\ba Unicode word boundary

NOWthe literal text NOW (case insensitive)

\ba Unicode word boundary

Negated Character Class[^\]]*

*matches any number of characters outside the set below:

\]the literal ] (93₁₀ / 135₈ / 5D₁₆)

Global pattern flags

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

m modifier: multiline. Causes ^ and $ to match the start and end of each line, not only the start and end of the string

i modifier: insensitive. Matches without distinguishing uppercase and lowercase letters

Search reference

Regular Expression

\bNOW[ ._-]WEB[ ._-]?(DL|RIP)\b|\[[^\]]*\bNOW\b[^\]]*\]

New

Should Match

The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King NOW (2003) {tmdb-122} [Extended][NOW][WEBDL-2160p][DV HDR10][TrueHD Atmos 7.1][h265]-FLUX.mkv

Spider-Man.3.NOW.2007.2160p.NOW.WEB-DL.TrueHD.Atmos.7.1.DV.HDR.H.265-TheFarm

All American (2018) - S08E10 - All That I Got Is You [NOW][WEBDL-1080p][EAC3 5.1][h264]-Kitsune.mkv
All American (2018) - S08E10 - All That I Got Is You [UHD Bluray NOW Repack][WEBDL-1080p][EAC3 5.1][h264]-Kitsune.mkv
All American (2018) - S08E10 - All That I Got Is You [Repack NOW][WEBDL-1080p][EAC3 5.1][h264]-Kitsune.mkv

All American NOW (2018) - S08E10 - All That I Got Is You NOW [NOW][WEBDL-1080p][EAC3 5.1][h264]-Kitsune.mkv
All American NOW (2018) - S08E10 - All That I Got Is You NOW [UHD Bluray NOW Repack][WEBDL-1080p][EAC3 5.1][h264]-Kitsune.mkv
All American NOW (2018) - S08E10 - All That I Got Is You NOW [Repack NOW][WEBDL-1080p][EAC3 5.1][h264]-Kitsune.mkv

Should not Match

Counterpart (2017) - S01E04 - Both Sides Now [WEBDL-2160p][HDR10][AAC 5.1][h265]-WHOSNEXT
Spider-Man 3 NOW 2007 2160p WEB-DL TrueHD 7.1 DoVi HDR10 HEVC-TheFarm

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