Find and extract all pattern matches from text

Extract every non-overlapping match and its capture groups from text.

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How it works

The expression runs once or globally, and full matches plus numbered or named captures become structured rows. Global mode returns each non-overlapping match; first-match mode returns only the earliest one.

  • Global extraction suits lists of IDs and links.
  • First-match mode is useful for one header or field.

Worked example

Extract email addresses from text
Extract all email addresses from a block of text
Input
											Contact [email protected] or [email protected] for help
Output
												Contact
john
example
com
or
jane
example
com
for
help

When to use this

Document search, log parsing, and migration scripts extract repeated fields.

Edge cases

  • Overlapping matches are not returned by ordinary global matching.
  • An optional capture can be undefined in one row.
  • A zero-length match must advance to prevent an infinite loop.

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