Re^2: Substitution is replacing one character set out of two

Thank you for the workaround but why such a behavior?

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Re^3: Substitution is replacing one character set out of two by hippo (Archbishop) on Apr 01, 2022 at 12:10 UTC
Without the lookahead your search and replace consumes the second pipe, so subsequent attempts to match will start beyond it. I would not call it a workaround - it's a valid solution to the task. 🦛	[reply]
Re^4: Substitution is replacing one character set out of two by sroux (Sexton) on Apr 01, 2022 at 12:33 UTC
Crystal clear, thank you!	[reply]