Re^5: regex to collect local links in Markdown

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'twas the line breaks made the difference. The fix is to use [^\]]* for the match.

(. doesn't match new line characters unless you ask nicely with the /s switch.)

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Re^6: regex to collect local links in Markdown by punkish (Priest) on Oct 27, 2007 at 20:23 UTC
indeed, you are correct. Care to explain `[^\]]` instead of `.?` -- when small people start casting long shadows, it is time to go to bed	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^7: regex to collect local links in Markdown by GrandFather (Saint) on Oct 27, 2007 at 20:27 UTC
`.` by default doesn't match \n. `[^\]]` matches anything, including \n, except ]. The /s switch allows . to match \n. Perl is environmentally friendly - it saves trees	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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