David B Funk wrote:
> what is the meaning of ".{,50}?"
a{m,n} matches any string of at least m and at most n copies of "a".
a{m} is a shortcut for a{m,m}
a{m,} has no upper bound on the length
a{,n} is a typo, sorry. Should be a{0,n}.
a+ is a shortcut for a{1,}
a* is a shortcut for a{0,}
All of these are greedy by default. Putting the ? after them means they match
the shortest possible string, rather than the longest.
So .{0,50} means "zero to fifty characters of any kind"
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