Regular Expressions 101

Explanation

Pro

^start of line

Non-Capturing Group(?:[A-Z0-9]{2,} +)+

+repeats the group contents below at least once:

Character Class[A-Z0-9]{2,}

{2,}matches at least 2 characters from the set below:

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

0-9one character from 0 (48₁₀) to 9 (57₁₀)

+the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆) , repeated at least once

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

Match Information

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Quick Reference

25 tokens

Regular Expression

^(?:[A-Z0-9]{2,} +)+

New

1105 AZ Amsterdam
AB25 2ZN Aberdeen
SY3 8XQ Shrewsbury
2XU Edinburh
NP20 2UB Newport
T4000DGI San Miguel de Tucumán
BL9 7TD Lancashire
M13 9WL Manchester
L1H 7K4 Oshawa

Substitution

1105 AZ Amsterdam
AB25 2ZN Aberdeen
SY3 8XQ Shrewsbury
2XU Edinburh
NP20 2UB Newport
T4000DGI San Miguel de Tucumán
BL9 7TD Lancashire
M13 9WL Manchester
L1H 7K4 Oshawa