Regular Expressions 101

Group show(?<show>[\w ]+)

Character Class[\w ]+

+matches at least one character from the set below:

\wany word character

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

- the literal text -

Group episode(?<episode>S[0-9]{2}E[0-9]{2}E?[0-9]{0,2})

Sthe literal S (83₁₀ / 123₈ / 53₁₆) (case sensitive)

Character Class[0-9]{2}

{2}matches exactly 2 characters from the set below:

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

Ethe literal E (69₁₀ / 105₈ / 45₁₆) (case sensitive)

Character Class[0-9]{2}

{2}matches exactly 2 characters from the set below:

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

E?optionally matches the literal E (69₁₀ / 105₈ / 45₁₆) (case sensitive)

Character Class[0-9]{0,2}

{0,2}matches between 0 and 2 characters from the set below:

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

- the literal text -

Group title(?<title>[\w -]+)

Character Class[\w -]+

+matches at least one character from the set below:

\wany word character

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

Non-Capturing Group(?: - )

- the literal text -

Group res(?<res>(?:720p)|(?:1080p))

1st Alternative(?:720p)

Non-Capturing Group(?:720p)

720pthe literal text 720p (case sensitive)

2nd Alternative(?:1080p)

Non-Capturing Group(?:1080p)

1080pthe literal text 1080p (case sensitive)

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

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Search reference

Regular Expression

(?<show>[\w ]+) - (?<episode>S[0-9]{2}E[0-9]{2}E?[0-9]{0,2}) - (?<title>[\w -]+)(?: - )(?<res>(?:720p)|(?:1080p))

New

Show Name - S01E02 - This Is a High-Def Episode Title - 720p
Show Name - S01E03 - This Is a High-Def Episode Title - 1080p
Show Name - S01E04 - This Is a Standard-Def Episode Title
Show Name - S01E05E06 - This Is a High-Def Double Episode Title - 720p