\$\$(.*)the
finds “$$” “any text” up to and including the last occurrence of “the” in a paragraph.
How can I find same but only up to the FIRST occurend of “the”?
Thanks.
Update: Solved… found the answer. thanks.
\$\$(.*)the
finds “$$” “any text” up to and including the last occurrence of “the” in a paragraph.
How can I find same but only up to the FIRST occurend of “the”?
Thanks.
Update: Solved… found the answer. thanks.
Could you let us know what it was? Really interested.
Answer to my example: /$/$(.*)the?
Use of the “?” (question mark) quantifier is needed. It basically limits any find to the first occurance of a find and not the last. By default a “Grep” search will find the “widest” possible match. The Question Mark quantifier limits to the first match.
BBedit’s Grep help
https://anybrowser.org/bbedit/grep.html