PCRE version 3.9 02-Jan-2002 /the quick brown fox/ the quick brown fox 0: the quick brown fox The quick brown FOX No match What do you know about the quick brown fox? 0: the quick brown fox What do you know about THE QUICK BROWN FOX? No match /The quick brown fox/i the quick brown fox 0: the quick brown fox The quick brown FOX 0: The quick brown FOX What do you know about the quick brown fox? 0: the quick brown fox What do you know about THE QUICK BROWN FOX? 0: THE QUICK BROWN FOX /abcd\t\n\r\f\a\e\071\x3b\$\\\?caxyz/ abcd\t\n\r\f\a\e9;\$\\?caxyz 0: abcd\x09\x0a\x0d\x0c\x07\x1b9;$\?caxyz /a*abc?xyz+pqr{3}ab{2,}xy{4,5}pq{0,6}AB{0,}zz/ abxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: abxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz abxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: abxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz aabxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: aabxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz aaabxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: aaabxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz aaaabxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: aaaabxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz abcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: abcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz aabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: aabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypAzz 0: aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypAzz aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqqAzz 0: aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqqAzz aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqqqAzz 0: aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqqqAzz aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqqqqAzz 0: aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqqqqAzz aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqqqqqAzz 0: aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqqqqqAzz aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqqqqqqAzz 0: aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqqqqqqAzz aaaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: aaaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz abxyzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: abxyzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz aabxyzzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: aabxyzzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz aaabxyzzzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: aaabxyzzzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz aaaabxyzzzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: aaaabxyzzzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz abcxyzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: abcxyzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz aabcxyzzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: aabcxyzzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz aaabcxyzzzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: aaabcxyzzzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz aaaabcxyzzzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: aaaabcxyzzzzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz aaaabcxyzzzzpqrrrabbbxyyyypqAzz 0: aaaabcxyzzzzpqrrrabbbxyyyypqAzz aaaabcxyzzzzpqrrrabbbxyyyyypqAzz 0: aaaabcxyzzzzpqrrrabbbxyyyyypqAzz aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypABzz 0: aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypABzz aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypABBzz 0: aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypABBzz >>>aaabxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: aaabxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz >aaaabxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: aaaabxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz >>>>abcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz 0: abcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqAzz *** Failers No match abxyzpqrrabbxyyyypqAzz No match abxyzpqrrrrabbxyyyypqAzz No match abxyzpqrrrabxyyyypqAzz No match aaaabcxyzzzzpqrrrabbbxyyyyyypqAzz No match aaaabcxyzzzzpqrrrabbbxyyypqAzz No match aaabcxyzpqrrrabbxyyyypqqqqqqqAzz No match /^(abc){1,2}zz/ abczz 0: abczz 1: abc abcabczz 0: abcabczz 1: abc *** Failers No match zz No match abcabcabczz No match >>abczz No match /^(b+?|a){1,2}?c/ bc 0: bc 1: b bbc 0: bbc 1: b bbbc 0: bbbc 1: bb bac 0: bac 1: a bbac 0: bbac 1: a aac 0: aac 1: a abbbbbbbbbbbc 0: abbbbbbbbbbbc 1: bbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbac 0: bbbbbbbbbbbac 1: a *** Failers No match aaac No match abbbbbbbbbbbac No match /^(b+|a){1,2}c/ bc 0: bc 1: b bbc 0: bbc 1: bb bbbc 0: bbbc 1: bbb bac 0: bac 1: a bbac 0: bbac 1: a aac 0: aac 1: a abbbbbbbbbbbc 0: abbbbbbbbbbbc 1: bbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbac 0: bbbbbbbbbbbac 1: a *** Failers No match aaac No match abbbbbbbbbbbac No match /^(b+|a){1,2}?bc/ bbc 0: bbc 1: b /^(b*|ba){1,2}?bc/ babc 0: babc 1: ba bbabc 0: bbabc 1: ba bababc 0: bababc 1: ba *** Failers No match bababbc No match babababc No match /^(ba|b*){1,2}?bc/ babc 0: babc 1: ba bbabc 0: bbabc 1: ba bababc 0: bababc 1: ba *** Failers No match bababbc No match babababc No match /^\ca\cA\c[\c{\c:/ \x01\x01\e;z 0: \x01\x01\x1b;z /^[ab\]cde]/ athing 0: a bthing 0: b ]thing 0: ] cthing 0: c dthing 0: d ething 0: e *** Failers No match fthing No match [thing No match \\thing No match /^[]cde]/ ]thing 0: ] cthing 0: c dthing 0: d ething 0: e *** Failers No match athing No match fthing No match /^[^ab\]cde]/ fthing 0: f [thing 0: [ \\thing 0: \ *** Failers 0: * athing No match bthing No match ]thing No match cthing No match dthing No match ething No match /^[^]cde]/ athing 0: a fthing 0: f *** Failers 0: * ]thing No match cthing No match dthing No match ething No match /^\/ 0: \x81 /^/ 0: \xff /^[0-9]+$/ 0 0: 0 1 0: 1 2 0: 2 3 0: 3 4 0: 4 5 0: 5 6 0: 6 7 0: 7 8 0: 8 9 0: 9 10 0: 10 100 0: 100 *** Failers No match abc No match /^.*nter/ enter 0: enter inter 0: inter uponter 0: uponter /^xxx[0-9]+$/ xxx0 0: xxx0 xxx1234 0: xxx1234 *** Failers No match xxx No match /^.+[0-9][0-9][0-9]$/ x123 0: x123 xx123 0: xx123 123456 0: 123456 *** Failers No match 123 No match x1234 0: x1234 /^.+?[0-9][0-9][0-9]$/ x123 0: x123 xx123 0: xx123 123456 0: 123456 *** Failers No match 123 No match x1234 0: x1234 /^([^!]+)!(.+)=apquxz\.ixr\.zzz\.ac\.uk$/ abc!pqr=apquxz.ixr.zzz.ac.uk 0: abc!pqr=apquxz.ixr.zzz.ac.uk 1: abc 2: pqr *** Failers No match !pqr=apquxz.ixr.zzz.ac.uk No match abc!=apquxz.ixr.zzz.ac.uk No match abc!pqr=apquxz:ixr.zzz.ac.uk No match abc!pqr=apquxz.ixr.zzz.ac.ukk No match /:/ Well, we need a colon: somewhere 0: : *** Fail if we don't No match /([\da-f:]+)$/i 0abc 0: 0abc 1: 0abc abc 0: abc 1: abc fed 0: fed 1: fed E 0: E 1: E :: 0: :: 1: :: 5f03:12C0::932e 0: 5f03:12C0::932e 1: 5f03:12C0::932e fed def 0: def 1: def Any old stuff 0: ff 1: ff *** Failers No match 0zzz No match gzzz No match fed\x20 No match Any old rubbish No match /^.*\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})$/ .1.2.3 0: .1.2.3 1: 1 2: 2 3: 3 A.12.123.0 0: A.12.123.0 1: 12 2: 123 3: 0 *** Failers No match .1.2.3333 No match 1.2.3 No match 1234.2.3 No match /^(\d+)\s+IN\s+SOA\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s*\(\s*$/ 1 IN SOA non-sp1 non-sp2( 0: 1 IN SOA non-sp1 non-sp2( 1: 1 2: non-sp1 3: non-sp2 1 IN SOA non-sp1 non-sp2 ( 0: 1 IN SOA non-sp1 non-sp2 ( 1: 1 2: non-sp1 3: non-sp2 *** Failers No match 1IN SOA non-sp1 non-sp2( No match /^[a-zA-Z\d][a-zA-Z\d\-]*(\.[a-zA-Z\d][a-zA-z\d\-]*)*\.$/ a. 0: a. Z. 0: Z. 2. 0: 2. ab-c.pq-r. 0: ab-c.pq-r. 1: .pq-r sxk.zzz.ac.uk. 0: sxk.zzz.ac.uk. 1: .uk x-.y-. 0: x-.y-. 1: .y- *** Failers No match -abc.peq. No match /^\*\.[a-z]([a-z\-\d]*[a-z\d]+)?(\.[a-z]([a-z\-\d]*[a-z\d]+)?)*$/ *.a 0: *.a *.b0-a 0: *.b0-a 1: 0-a *.c3-b.c 0: *.c3-b.c 1: 3-b 2: .c *.c-a.b-c 0: *.c-a.b-c 1: -a 2: .b-c 3: -c *** Failers No match *.0 No match *.a- No match *.a-b.c- No match *.c-a.0-c No match /^(?=ab(de))(abd)(e)/ abde 0: abde 1: de 2: abd 3: e /^(?!(ab)de|x)(abd)(f)/ abdf 0: abdf 1: <unset> 2: abd 3: f /^(?=(ab(cd)))(ab)/ abcd 0: ab 1: abcd 2: cd 3: ab /^[\da-f](\.[\da-f])*$/i a.b.c.d 0: a.b.c.d 1: .d A.B.C.D 0: A.B.C.D 1: .D a.b.c.1.2.3.C 0: a.b.c.1.2.3.C 1: .C /^\".*\"\s*(;.*)?$/ \"1234\" 0: "1234" \"abcd\" ; 0: "abcd" ; 1: ; \"\" ; rhubarb 0: "" ; rhubarb 1: ; rhubarb *** Failers No match \"1234\" : things No match /^$/ \ 0: *** Failers No match / ^ a (?# begins with a) b\sc (?# then b c) $ (?# then end)/x ab c 0: ab c *** Failers No match abc No match ab cde No match /(?x) ^ a (?# begins with a) b\sc (?# then b c) $ (?# then end)/ ab c 0: ab c *** Failers No match abc No match ab cde No match /^ a\ b[c ]d $/x a bcd 0: a bcd a b d 0: a b d *** Failers No match abcd No match ab d No match /^(a(b(c)))(d(e(f)))(h(i(j)))(k(l(m)))$/ abcdefhijklm 0: abcdefhijklm 1: abc 2: bc 3: c 4: def 5: ef 6: f 7: hij 8: ij 9: j 10: klm 11: lm 12: m /^(?:a(b(c)))(?:d(e(f)))(?:h(i(j)))(?:k(l(m)))$/ abcdefhijklm 0: abcdefhijklm 1: bc 2: c 3: ef 4: f 5: ij 6: j 7: lm 8: m /^[\w][\W][\s][\S][\d][\D][\b][\n][\c]][\022]/ a+ Z0+\x08\n\x1d\x12 0: a+ Z0+\x08\x0a\x1d\x12 /^[.^$|()*+?{,}]+/ .^\$(*+)|{?,?} 0: .^$(*+)|{?,?} /^a*\w/ z 0: z az 0: az aaaz 0: aaaz a 0: a aa 0: aa aaaa 0: aaaa a+ 0: a aa+ 0: aa /^a*?\w/ z 0: z az 0: a aaaz 0: a a 0: a aa 0: a aaaa 0: a a+ 0: a aa+ 0: a /^a+\w/ az 0: az aaaz 0: aaaz aa 0: aa aaaa 0: aaaa aa+ 0: aa /^a+?\w/ az 0: az aaaz 0: aa aa 0: aa aaaa 0: aa aa+ 0: aa /^\d{8}\w{2,}/ 1234567890 0: 1234567890 12345678ab 0: 12345678ab 12345678__ 0: 12345678__ *** Failers No match 1234567 No match /^[aeiou\d]{4,5}$/ uoie 0: uoie 1234 0: 1234 12345 0: 12345 aaaaa 0: aaaaa *** Failers No match 123456 No match /^[aeiou\d]{4,5}?/ uoie 0: uoie 1234 0: 1234 12345 0: 1234 aaaaa 0: aaaa 123456 0: 1234 /\A(abc|def)=(\1){2,3}\Z/ abc=abcabc 0: abc=abcabc 1: abc 2: abc def=defdefdef 0: def=defdefdef 1: def 2: def *** Failers No match abc=defdef No match /^(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)(k)\11*(\3\4)\1(?#)2$/ abcdefghijkcda2 0: abcdefghijkcda2 1: a 2: b 3: c 4: d 5: e 6: f 7: g 8: h 9: i 10: j 11: k 12: cd abcdefghijkkkkcda2 0: abcdefghijkkkkcda2 1: a 2: b 3: c 4: d 5: e 6: f 7: g 8: h 9: i 10: j 11: k 12: cd /(cat(a(ract|tonic)|erpillar)) \1()2(3)/ cataract cataract23 0: cataract cataract23 1: cataract 2: aract 3: ract 4: 5: 3 catatonic catatonic23 0: catatonic catatonic23 1: catatonic 2: atonic 3: tonic 4: 5: 3 caterpillar caterpillar23 0: caterpillar caterpillar23 1: caterpillar 2: erpillar 3: <unset> 4: 5: 3 /^From +([^ ]+) +[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z] +[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z] +[0-9]?[0-9] +[0-9][0-9]:[0-9][0-9]/ From abcd Mon Sep 01 12:33:02 1997 0: From abcd Mon Sep 01 12:33 1: abcd /^From\s+\S+\s+([a-zA-Z]{3}\s+){2}\d{1,2}\s+\d\d:\d\d/ From abcd Mon Sep 01 12:33:02 1997 0: From abcd Mon Sep 01 12:33 1: Sep From abcd Mon Sep 1 12:33:02 1997 0: From abcd Mon Sep 1 12:33 1: Sep *** Failers No match From abcd Sep 01 12:33:02 1997 No match /^12.34/s 12\n34 0: 12\x0a34 12\r34 0: 12\x0d34 /\w+(?=\t)/ the quick brown\t fox 0: brown /foo(?!bar)(.*)/ foobar is foolish see? 0: foolish see? 1: lish see? /(?:(?!foo)...|^.{0,2})bar(.*)/ foobar crowbar etc 0: rowbar etc 1: etc barrel 0: barrel 1: rel 2barrel 0: 2barrel 1: rel A barrel 0: A barrel 1: rel /^(\D*)(?=\d)(?!123)/ abc456 0: abc 1: abc *** Failers No match abc123 No match /^1234(?# test newlines inside)/ 1234 0: 1234 /^1234 #comment in extended re /x 1234 0: 1234 /#rhubarb abcd/x abcd 0: abcd /^abcd#rhubarb/x abcd 0: abcd /^(a)\1{2,3}(.)/ aaab 0: aaab 1: a 2: b aaaab 0: aaaab 1: a 2: b aaaaab 0: aaaaa 1: a 2: a aaaaaab 0: aaaaa 1: a 2: a /(?!^)abc/ the abc 0: abc *** Failers No match abc No match /(?=^)abc/ abc 0: abc *** Failers No match the abc No match /^[ab]{1,3}(ab*|b)/ aabbbbb 0: aabb 1: b /^[ab]{1,3}?(ab*|b)/ aabbbbb 0: aabbbbb 1: abbbbb /^[ab]{1,3}?(ab*?|b)/ aabbbbb 0: aa 1: a /^[ab]{1,3}(ab*?|b)/ aabbbbb 0: aabb 1: b / (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* # optional leading comment (?: (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | " (?: # opening quote... [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] # Anything except backslash and quote | # or \\ [^\x80-\xff] # Escaped something (something != CR) )* " # closing quote ) # initial word (?: (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* \. (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | " (?: # opening quote... [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] # Anything except backslash and quote | # or \\ [^\x80-\xff] # Escaped something (something != CR) )* " # closing quote ) )* # further okay, if led by a period (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* @ (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) # initial subdomain (?: # (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* \. # if led by a period... (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) # ...further okay )* # address | # or (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | " (?: # opening quote... [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] # Anything except backslash and quote | # or \\ [^\x80-\xff] # Escaped something (something != CR) )* " # closing quote ) # one word, optionally followed by.... (?: [^()<>@,;:".\\\[\]\x80-\xff\000-\010\012-\037] | # atom and space parts, or... \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) | # comments, or... " (?: # opening quote... [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] # Anything except backslash and quote | # or \\ [^\x80-\xff] # Escaped something (something != CR) )* " # closing quote # quoted strings )* < (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* # leading < (?: @ (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) # initial subdomain (?: # (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* \. # if led by a period... (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) # ...further okay )* (?: (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* , (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* @ (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) # initial subdomain (?: # (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* \. # if led by a period... (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) # ...further okay )* )* # further okay, if led by comma : # closing colon (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* )? # optional route (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | " (?: # opening quote... [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] # Anything except backslash and quote | # or \\ [^\x80-\xff] # Escaped something (something != CR) )* " # closing quote ) # initial word (?: (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* \. (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | " (?: # opening quote... [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] # Anything except backslash and quote | # or \\ [^\x80-\xff] # Escaped something (something != CR) )* " # closing quote ) )* # further okay, if led by a period (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* @ (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) # initial subdomain (?: # (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* \. # if led by a period... (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) # ...further okay )* # address spec (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* > # trailing > # name and address ) (?: [\040\t] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* \) )* \) )* # optional trailing comment /x Alan Other <user\@dom.ain> 0: Alan Other <user@dom.ain> <user\@dom.ain> 0: user@dom.ain user\@dom.ain 0: user@dom.ain \"A. Other\" <user.1234\@dom.ain> (a comment) 0: "A. Other" <user.1234@dom.ain> (a comment) A. Other <user.1234\@dom.ain> (a comment) 0: Other <user.1234@dom.ain> (a comment) \"/s=user/ou=host/o=place/prmd=uu.yy/admd= /c=gb/\"\@x400-re.lay 0: "/s=user/ou=host/o=place/prmd=uu.yy/admd= /c=gb/"@x400-re.lay A missing angle <user\@some.where 0: user@some.where *** Failers No match The quick brown fox No match /[\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional leading comment (?: (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom # Atom | # or " # " [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * # normal (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * )* # ( special normal* )* " # " # Quoted string ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: \. [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom # Atom | # or " # " [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * # normal (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * )* # ( special normal* )* " # " # Quoted string ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # additional words )* @ [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments (?: \. [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments )* # address | # or (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom # Atom | # or " # " [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * # normal (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * )* # ( special normal* )* " # " # Quoted string ) # leading word [^()<>@,;:".\\\[\]\x80-\xff\000-\010\012-\037] * # "normal" atoms and or spaces (?: (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) | " # " [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * # normal (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * )* # ( special normal* )* " # " ) # "special" comment or quoted string [^()<>@,;:".\\\[\]\x80-\xff\000-\010\012-\037] * # more "normal" )* < [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # < (?: @ [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments (?: \. [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments )* (?: , [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. @ [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments (?: \. [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments )* )* # additional domains : [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments )? # optional route (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom # Atom | # or " # " [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * # normal (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * )* # ( special normal* )* " # " # Quoted string ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: \. [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom # Atom | # or " # " [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * # normal (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015"] * )* # ( special normal* )* " # " # Quoted string ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # additional words )* @ [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments (?: \. [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. (?: [^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]+ # some number of atom characters... (?![^(\040)<>@,;:".\\\[\]\000-\037\x80-\xff]) # ..not followed by something that could be part of an atom | \[ # [ (?: [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015\[\]] | \\ [^\x80-\xff] )* # stuff \] # ] ) [\040\t]* # Nab whitespace. (?: \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: # ( (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] | \( # ( [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* (?: \\ [^\x80-\xff] [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * )* # (special normal*)* \) # ) ) # special [^\\\x80-\xff\n\015()] * # normal* )* # )* \) # ) [\040\t]* )* # If comment found, allow more spaces. # optional trailing comments )* # address spec > # > # name and address ) /x Alan Other <user\@dom.ain> 0: Alan Other <user@dom.ain> <user\@dom.ain> 0: user@dom.ain user\@dom.ain 0: user@dom.ain \"A. Other\" <user.1234\@dom.ain> (a comment) 0: "A. Other" <user.1234@dom.ain> A. Other <user.1234\@dom.ain> (a comment) 0: Other <user.1234@dom.ain> \"/s=user/ou=host/o=place/prmd=uu.yy/admd= /c=gb/\"\@x400-re.lay 0: "/s=user/ou=host/o=place/prmd=uu.yy/admd= /c=gb/"@x400-re.lay A missing angle <user\@some.where 0: user@some.where *** Failers No match The quick brown fox No match /abc\0def\00pqr\000xyz\0000AB/ abc\0def\00pqr\000xyz\0000AB 0: abc\x00def\x00pqr\x00xyz\x000AB abc456 abc\0def\00pqr\000xyz\0000ABCDE 0: abc\x00def\x00pqr\x00xyz\x000AB /abc\x0def\x00pqr\x000xyz\x0000AB/ abc\x0def\x00pqr\x000xyz\x0000AB 0: abc\x0def\x00pqr\x000xyz\x0000AB abc456 abc\x0def\x00pqr\x000xyz\x0000ABCDE 0: abc\x0def\x00pqr\x000xyz\x0000AB /^[\000-\037]/ \0A 0: \x00 \01B 0: \x01 \037C 0: \x1f /\0*/ \0\0\0\0 0: \x00\x00\x00\x00 /A\x0{2,3}Z/ The A\x0\x0Z 0: A\x00\x00Z An A\0\x0\0Z 0: A\x00\x00\x00Z *** Failers No match A\0Z No match A\0\x0\0\x0Z No match /^(cow|)\1(bell)/ cowcowbell 0: cowcowbell 1: cow 2: bell bell 0: bell 1: 2: bell *** Failers No match cowbell No match /^\s/ \040abc 0: \x0cabc 0: \x0c \nabc 0: \x0a \rabc 0: \x0d \tabc 0: \x09 *** Failers No match abc No match /^a b c/x abc 0: abc /^(a|)\1*b/ ab 0: ab 1: a aaaab 0: aaaab 1: a b 0: b 1: *** Failers No match acb No match /^(a|)\1+b/ aab 0: aab 1: a aaaab 0: aaaab 1: a b 0: b 1: *** Failers No match ab No match /^(a|)\1?b/ ab 0: ab 1: a aab 0: aab 1: a b 0: b 1: *** Failers No match acb No match /^(a|)\1{2}b/ aaab 0: aaab 1: a b 0: b 1: *** Failers No match ab No match aab No match aaaab No match /^(a|)\1{2,3}b/ aaab 0: aaab 1: a aaaab 0: aaaab 1: a b 0: b 1: *** Failers No match ab No match aab No match aaaaab No match /ab{1,3}bc/ abbbbc 0: abbbbc abbbc 0: abbbc abbc 0: abbc *** Failers No match abc No match abbbbbc No match /([^.]*)\.([^:]*):[T ]+(.*)/ track1.title:TBlah blah blah 0: track1.title:TBlah blah blah 1: track1 2: title 3: Blah blah blah /([^.]*)\.([^:]*):[T ]+(.*)/i track1.title:TBlah blah blah 0: track1.title:TBlah blah blah 1: track1 2: title 3: Blah blah blah /([^.]*)\.([^:]*):[t ]+(.*)/i track1.title:TBlah blah blah 0: track1.title:TBlah blah blah 1: track1 2: title 3: Blah blah blah /^[W-c]+$/ WXY_^abc 0: WXY_^abc ***Failers No match wxy No match /^[W-c]+$/i WXY_^abc 0: WXY_^abc wxy_^ABC 0: wxy_^ABC /^[\x3f-\x5F]+$/i WXY_^abc 0: WXY_^abc wxy_^ABC 0: wxy_^ABC /^abc$/m abc 0: abc qqq\nabc 0: abc abc\nzzz 0: abc qqq\nabc\nzzz 0: abc /^abc$/ abc 0: abc *** Failers No match qqq\nabc No match abc\nzzz No match qqq\nabc\nzzz No match /\Aabc\Z/m abc 0: abc abc\n 0: abc *** Failers No match qqq\nabc No match abc\nzzz No match qqq\nabc\nzzz No match /\A(.)*\Z/s abc\ndef 0: abc\x0adef 1: f /\A(.)*\Z/m *** Failers 0: *** Failers 1: s abc\ndef No match /(?:b)|(?::+)/ b::c 0: b c::b 0: :: /[-az]+/ az- 0: az- *** Failers 0: a b No match /[az-]+/ za- 0: za- *** Failers 0: a b No match /[a\-z]+/ a-z 0: a-z *** Failers 0: a b No match /[a-z]+/ abcdxyz 0: abcdxyz /[\d-]+/ 12-34 0: 12-34 *** Failers No match aaa No match /[\d-z]+/ 12-34z 0: 12-34z *** Failers No match aaa No match /\x5c/ \\ 0: \ /\x20Z/ the Zoo 0: Z *** Failers No match Zulu No match /(abc)\1/i abcabc 0: abcabc 1: abc ABCabc 0: ABCabc 1: ABC abcABC 0: abcABC 1: abc /ab{3cd/ ab{3cd 0: ab{3cd /ab{3,cd/ ab{3,cd 0: ab{3,cd /ab{3,4a}cd/ ab{3,4a}cd 0: ab{3,4a}cd /{4,5a}bc/ {4,5a}bc 0: {4,5a}bc /^a.b/ a\rb 0: a\x0db *** Failers No match a\nb No match /abc$/ abc 0: abc abc\n 0: abc *** Failers No match abc\ndef No match /(abc)\123/ abc\x53 0: abcS 1: abc /(abc)\223/ abc\x93 0: abc\x93 1: abc /(abc)\323/ abc\xd3 0: abc\xd3 1: abc /(abc)\500/ abc\x40 0: abc@ 1: abc abc\100 0: abc@ 1: abc /(abc)\5000/ abc\x400 0: abc@0 1: abc abc\x40\x30 0: abc@0 1: abc abc\1000 0: abc@0 1: abc abc\100\x30 0: abc@0 1: abc abc\100\060 0: abc@0 1: abc abc\100\60 0: abc@0 1: abc /abc\81/ abc\081 0: abc\x0081 abc\0\x38\x31 0: abc\x0081 /abc\91/ abc\091 0: abc\x0091 abc\0\x39\x31 0: abc\x0091 /(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)(k)(l)\12\123/ abcdefghijkllS 0: abcdefghijkllS 1: a 2: b 3: c 4: d 5: e 6: f 7: g 8: h 9: i 10: j 11: k 12: l /(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)(k)\12\123/ abcdefghijk\12S 0: abcdefghijk\x0aS 1: a 2: b 3: c 4: d 5: e 6: f 7: g 8: h 9: i 10: j 11: k /ab\gdef/ abgdef 0: abgdef /a{0}bc/ bc 0: bc /(a|(bc)){0,0}?xyz/ xyz 0: xyz /abc[\10]de/ abc\010de 0: abc\x08de /abc[\1]de/ abc\1de 0: abc\x01de /(abc)[\1]de/ abc\1de 0: abc\x01de 1: abc /a.b(?s)/ a\nb 0: a\x0ab /^([^a])([^\b])([^c]*)([^d]{3,4})/ baNOTccccd 0: baNOTcccc 1: b 2: a 3: NOT 4: cccc baNOTcccd 0: baNOTccc 1: b 2: a 3: NOT 4: ccc baNOTccd 0: baNOTcc 1: b 2: a 3: NO 4: Tcc bacccd 0: baccc 1: b 2: a 3: 4: ccc *** Failers 0: *** Failers 1: * 2: * 3: * Fail 4: ers anything No match b\bc No match baccd No match /[^a]/ Abc 0: A /[^a]/i Abc 0: b /[^a]+/ AAAaAbc 0: AAA /[^a]+/i AAAaAbc 0: bc /[^a]+/ bbb\nccc 0: bbb\x0accc /[^k]$/ abc 0: c *** Failers 0: s abk No match /[^k]{2,3}$/ abc 0: abc kbc 0: bc kabc 0: abc *** Failers 0: ers abk No match akb No match akk No match /^\d{8,}\@.+[^k]$/ 12345678\@a.b.c.d 0: 12345678@a.b.c.d 123456789\@x.y.z 0: 123456789@x.y.z *** Failers No match 12345678\@x.y.uk No match 1234567\@a.b.c.d No match /(a)\1{8,}/ aaaaaaaaa 0: aaaaaaaaa 1: a aaaaaaaaaa 0: aaaaaaaaaa 1: a *** Failers No match aaaaaaa No match /[^a]/ aaaabcd 0: b aaAabcd 0: A /[^a]/i aaaabcd 0: b aaAabcd 0: b /[^az]/ aaaabcd 0: b aaAabcd 0: A /[^az]/i aaaabcd 0: b aaAabcd 0: b 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0: \x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\x0a\x0b\x0c\x0d\x0e\x0f\x10\x11\x12\x13\x14\x15\x16\x17\x18\x19\x1a\x1b\x1c\x1d\x1e\x1f !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~\x7f\x80\x81\x82\x83\x84\x85\x86\x87\x88\x89\x8a\x8b\x8c\x8d\x8e\x8f\x90\x91\x92\x93\x94\x95\x96\x97\x98\x99\x9a\x9b\x9c\x9d\x9e\x9f\xa0\xa1\xa2\xa3\xa4\xa5\xa6\xa7\xa8\xa9\xaa\xab\xac\xad\xae\xaf\xb0\xb1\xb2\xb3\xb4\xb5\xb6\xb7\xb8\xb9\xba\xbb\xbc\xbd\xbe\xbf\xc0\xc1\xc2\xc3\xc4\xc5\xc6\xc7\xc8\xc9\xca\xcb\xcc\xcd\xce\xcf\xd0\xd1\xd2\xd3\xd4\xd5\xd6\xd7\xd8\xd9\xda\xdb\xdc\xdd\xde\xdf\xe0\xe1\xe2\xe3\xe4\xe5\xe6\xe7\xe8\xe9\xea\xeb\xec\xed\xee\xef\xf0\xf1\xf2\xf3\xf4\xf5\xf6\xf7\xf8\xf9\xfa\xfb\xfc\xfd\xfe\xff /P[^*]TAIRE[^*]{1,6}?LL/ xxxxxxxxxxxPSTAIREISLLxxxxxxxxx 0: PSTAIREISLL /P[^*]TAIRE[^*]{1,}?LL/ xxxxxxxxxxxPSTAIREISLLxxxxxxxxx 0: PSTAIREISLL /(\.\d\d[1-9]?)\d+/ 1.230003938 0: .230003938 1: .23 1.875000282 0: .875000282 1: .875 1.235 0: .235 1: .23 /(\.\d\d((?=0)|\d(?=\d)))/ 1.230003938 0: .23 1: .23 2: 1.875000282 0: .875 1: .875 2: 5 *** Failers No match 1.235 No match /a(?)b/ ab 0: ab /\b(foo)\s+(\w+)/i Food is on the foo table 0: foo table 1: foo 2: table /foo(.*)bar/ The food is under the bar in the barn. 0: food is under the bar in the bar 1: d is under the bar in the /foo(.*?)bar/ The food is under the bar in the barn. 0: food is under the bar 1: d is under the /(.*)(\d*)/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 0: I have 2 numbers: 53147 1: I have 2 numbers: 53147 2: /(.*)(\d+)/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 0: I have 2 numbers: 53147 1: I have 2 numbers: 5314 2: 7 /(.*?)(\d*)/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 0: 1: 2: /(.*?)(\d+)/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 0: I have 2 1: I have 2: 2 /(.*)(\d+)$/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 0: I have 2 numbers: 53147 1: I have 2 numbers: 5314 2: 7 /(.*?)(\d+)$/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 0: I have 2 numbers: 53147 1: I have 2 numbers: 2: 53147 /(.*)\b(\d+)$/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 0: I have 2 numbers: 53147 1: I have 2 numbers: 2: 53147 /(.*\D)(\d+)$/ I have 2 numbers: 53147 0: I have 2 numbers: 53147 1: I have 2 numbers: 2: 53147 /^\D*(?!123)/ ABC123 0: AB /^(\D*)(?=\d)(?!123)/ ABC445 0: ABC 1: ABC *** Failers No match ABC123 No match /^[W-]46]/ W46]789 0: W46] -46]789 0: -46] *** Failers No match Wall No match Zebra No match 42 No match [abcd] No match ]abcd[ No match /^[W-\]46]/ W46]789 0: W Wall 0: W Zebra 0: Z Xylophone 0: X 42 0: 4 [abcd] 0: [ ]abcd[ 0: ] \\backslash 0: \ *** Failers No match -46]789 No match well No match /\d\d\/\d\d\/\d\d\d\d/ 01/01/2000 0: 01/01/2000 /word (?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+ ){0,10}otherword/ word cat dog elephant mussel cow horse canary baboon snake shark otherword 0: word cat dog elephant mussel cow horse canary baboon snake shark otherword word cat dog elephant mussel cow horse canary baboon snake shark No match /word (?:[a-zA-Z0-9]+ ){0,300}otherword/ word cat dog elephant mussel cow horse canary baboon snake shark the quick brown fox and the lazy dog and several other words getting close to thirty by now I hope No match /^(a){0,0}/ bcd 0: abc 0: aab 0: /^(a){0,1}/ bcd 0: abc 0: a 1: a aab 0: a 1: a /^(a){0,2}/ bcd 0: abc 0: a 1: a aab 0: aa 1: a /^(a){0,3}/ bcd 0: abc 0: a 1: a aab 0: aa 1: a aaa 0: aaa 1: a /^(a){0,}/ bcd 0: abc 0: a 1: a aab 0: aa 1: a aaa 0: aaa 1: a aaaaaaaa 0: aaaaaaaa 1: a /^(a){1,1}/ bcd No match abc 0: a 1: a aab 0: a 1: a /^(a){1,2}/ bcd No match abc 0: a 1: a aab 0: aa 1: a /^(a){1,3}/ bcd No match abc 0: a 1: a aab 0: aa 1: a aaa 0: aaa 1: a /^(a){1,}/ bcd No match abc 0: a 1: a aab 0: aa 1: a aaa 0: aaa 1: a aaaaaaaa 0: aaaaaaaa 1: a /.*\.gif/ borfle\nbib.gif\nno 0: bib.gif /.{0,}\.gif/ borfle\nbib.gif\nno 0: bib.gif /.*\.gif/m borfle\nbib.gif\nno 0: bib.gif /.*\.gif/s borfle\nbib.gif\nno 0: borfle\x0abib.gif /.*\.gif/ms borfle\nbib.gif\nno 0: borfle\x0abib.gif /.*$/ borfle\nbib.gif\nno 0: no /.*$/m borfle\nbib.gif\nno 0: borfle /.*$/s borfle\nbib.gif\nno 0: borfle\x0abib.gif\x0ano /.*$/ms borfle\nbib.gif\nno 0: borfle\x0abib.gif\x0ano /.*$/ borfle\nbib.gif\nno\n 0: no /.*$/m borfle\nbib.gif\nno\n 0: borfle /.*$/s borfle\nbib.gif\nno\n 0: borfle\x0abib.gif\x0ano\x0a /.*$/ms borfle\nbib.gif\nno\n 0: borfle\x0abib.gif\x0ano\x0a /(.*X|^B)/ abcde\n1234Xyz 0: 1234X 1: 1234X BarFoo 0: B 1: B *** Failers No match abcde\nBar No match /(.*X|^B)/m abcde\n1234Xyz 0: 1234X 1: 1234X BarFoo 0: B 1: B abcde\nBar 0: B 1: B /(.*X|^B)/s abcde\n1234Xyz 0: abcde\x0a1234X 1: abcde\x0a1234X BarFoo 0: B 1: B *** Failers No match abcde\nBar No match /(.*X|^B)/ms abcde\n1234Xyz 0: abcde\x0a1234X 1: abcde\x0a1234X BarFoo 0: B 1: B abcde\nBar 0: B 1: B /(?s)(.*X|^B)/ abcde\n1234Xyz 0: abcde\x0a1234X 1: abcde\x0a1234X BarFoo 0: B 1: B *** Failers No match abcde\nBar No match /(?s:.*X|^B)/ abcde\n1234Xyz 0: abcde\x0a1234X BarFoo 0: B *** Failers No match abcde\nBar No match /^.*B/ **** Failers No match abc\nB No match /(?s)^.*B/ abc\nB 0: abc\x0aB /(?m)^.*B/ abc\nB 0: B /(?ms)^.*B/ abc\nB 0: abc\x0aB /(?ms)^B/ abc\nB 0: B /(?s)B$/ B\n 0: B /^[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]/ 123456654321 0: 123456654321 /^\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d\d/ 123456654321 0: 123456654321 /^[\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d][\d]/ 123456654321 0: 123456654321 /^[abc]{12}/ abcabcabcabc 0: abcabcabcabc /^[a-c]{12}/ abcabcabcabc 0: abcabcabcabc /^(a|b|c){12}/ abcabcabcabc 0: abcabcabcabc 1: c /^[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy0123456789]/ n 0: n *** Failers No match z No match /abcde{0,0}/ abcd 0: abcd *** Failers No match abce No match /ab[cd]{0,0}e/ abe 0: abe *** Failers No match abcde No match /ab(c){0,0}d/ abd 0: abd *** Failers No match abcd No match /a(b*)/ a 0: a 1: ab 0: ab 1: b abbbb 0: abbbb 1: bbbb *** Failers 0: a 1: bbbbb No match /ab\d{0}e/ abe 0: abe *** Failers No match ab1e No match /"([^\\"]+|\\.)*"/ the \"quick\" brown fox 0: "quick" 1: quick \"the \\\"quick\\\" brown fox\" 0: "the \"quick\" brown fox" 1: brown fox /.*?/g+ abc 0: 0+ abc 0: a 0+ bc 0: 0+ bc 0: b 0+ c 0: 0+ c 0: c 0+ 0: 0+ /\b/g+ abc 0: 0+ abc 0: 0+ /\b/+g abc 0: 0+ abc 0: 0+ //g abc 0: 0: 0: 0: /<tr([\w\W\s\d][^<>]{0,})><TD([\w\W\s\d][^<>]{0,})>([\d]{0,}\.)(.*)((<BR>([\w\W\s\d][^<>]{0,})|[\s]{0,}))<\/a><\/TD><TD([\w\W\s\d][^<>]{0,})>([\w\W\s\d][^<>]{0,})<\/TD><TD([\w\W\s\d][^<>]{0,})>([\w\W\s\d][^<>]{0,})<\/TD><\/TR>/is <TR BGCOLOR='#DBE9E9'><TD align=left valign=top>43.<a href='joblist.cfm?JobID=94 6735&Keyword='>Word Processor<BR>(N-1286)</a></TD><TD align=left valign=top>Lega lstaff.com</TD><TD align=left valign=top>CA - Statewide</TD></TR> 0: <TR BGCOLOR='#DBE9E9'><TD align=left valign=top>43.<a href='joblist.cfm?JobID=94 6735&Keyword='>Word Processor<BR>(N-1286)</a></TD><TD align=left valign=top>Lega lstaff.com</TD><TD align=left valign=top>CA - Statewide</TD></TR> 1: BGCOLOR='#DBE9E9' 2: align=left valign=top 3: 43. 4: <a href='joblist.cfm?JobID=94 6735&Keyword='>Word Processor<BR>(N-1286) 5: 6: 7: <unset> 8: align=left valign=top 9: Lega lstaff.com 10: align=left valign=top 11: CA - Statewide /a[^a]b/ acb 0: acb a\nb 0: a\x0ab /a.b/ acb 0: acb *** Failers No match a\nb No match /a[^a]b/s acb 0: acb a\nb 0: a\x0ab /a.b/s acb 0: acb a\nb 0: a\x0ab /^(b+?|a){1,2}?c/ bac 0: bac 1: a bbac 0: bbac 1: a bbbac 0: bbbac 1: a bbbbac 0: bbbbac 1: a bbbbbac 0: bbbbbac 1: a /^(b+|a){1,2}?c/ bac 0: bac 1: a bbac 0: bbac 1: a bbbac 0: bbbac 1: a bbbbac 0: bbbbac 1: a bbbbbac 0: bbbbbac 1: a /(?!\A)x/m x\nb\n No match a\bx\n 0: x /\x0{ab}/ \0{ab} 0: \x00{ab} /(A|B)*?CD/ CD 0: CD /(A|B)*CD/ CD 0: CD /(AB)*?\1/ ABABAB 0: ABAB 1: AB /(AB)*\1/ ABABAB 0: ABABAB 1: AB / End of testinput1 /