\(^1\{-,1}$\)\|\(^\(11\+\)\1\+$\)
Is this something vim gets right and every other engine wrong, the other way around, or...?
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[1] I'm matching 1's rather than dots to avoid highlighting every bit of text ever anywhere all the time.
Also, that way it's so much more pleasing to the eye and easy to read, don't you think?
No, it's harder to read. For ease of reading, you need to match something that isn't already part of the expression, like 2s or Ks.
Don't worry, I had my humour removed at birth also. It grows back, eventually.
Is this something vim gets right and every other engine wrong, the other way around, or...?
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[1] I'm matching 1's rather than dots to avoid highlighting every bit of text ever anywhere all the time.
Also, that way it's so much more pleasing to the eye and easy to read, don't you think?