Regular Expressions 101

Non-Capturing Group(?:start:(?=\w+(?:-\w+){2,9}:end)|(?<=-)\G)

1st Alternativestart:(?=\w+(?:-\w+){2,9}:end)

start:the literal text start: (case sensitive)

Positive Lookahead(?=\w+(?:-\w+){2,9}:end)

\w+any word character, repeated at least once

Non-Capturing Group(?:-\w+){2,9}

{2,9}repeats the group contents below between 2 and 9 times:

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\w+any word character, repeated at least once

:endthe literal text :end (case sensitive)

2nd Alternative(?<=-)\G

Positive Lookbehind(?<=-)

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

\Gstart of current search

Group 1(\w+)

\w+any word character, repeated at least once

Non-Capturing Group(?:-|:end)

1st Alternative-

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

2nd Alternative:end

:endthe literal text :end (case sensitive)

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Search reference

Regular Expression

(?:start:(?=\w+(?:-\w+){2,9}:end)|(?<=-)\G)(\w+)(?:-|:end)

New

start:test-test-lorem-ipsum-sir-doloret-etc-something:end