Regular Expressions 101

Non-Capturing Group(?:^| )

1st Alternative^

^start of string

2nd Alternative

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

Non-Capturing Group(?:\{|\{{3})

1st Alternative\{

\{the literal { (123₁₀ / 173₈ / 7B₁₆)

2nd Alternative\{{3}

\{{3}the literal { (123₁₀ / 173₈ / 7B₁₆) , repeated exactly 3 times

Group 1(\w+)

\w+any word character, repeated at least once

Non-Capturing Group(?:\}|\}{3})

1st Alternative\}

\}the literal } (125₁₀ / 175₈ / 7D₁₆)

2nd Alternative\}{3}

\}{3}the literal } (125₁₀ / 175₈ / 7D₁₆) , repeated exactly 3 times

Global pattern flags

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

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Search reference

Regular Expression

(?:^| )(?:\{|\{{3})(\w+)(?:\}|\}{3})

New

{abcd} {{efgh}} {{{ijkl}}}