Re: How do I match the closest of repeated strings?

Alternative:

m{
  (
     ^abc$
     (?:(?!^def$).)*
     ^def$
  )
}smx
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Re^2: How do I match the closest of repeated strings? by moritz (Cardinal) on Sep 29, 2008 at 09:50 UTC
That will match everything from the first `abc` to the first `def`, not not everything starting from the closest `abc` (which I believe is what the OP wants). But it can be adapted, of course: `m{ ( ^abc$ (?:(?!^(?:def\|abc)$).)* ^def$ ) }smx` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]