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for (qw(2005-12 2005-100 2005-1- 2005-12- 2005-123- 2005-1000)) {
printf "%-10s: ", $_;
if ( /\d{4}-(?>\d{1,3})(?!-)/ ) {
print "yep\n" ;
} else {
print "nope\n";
}
}
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/\d{4}-(?>\d{1,3})(?![\-\d])/