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		geongeorgek on Jan 31, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Regex Cheatsheet I should match. the number 15 there means that repeat x up to 15 times. so 1+15=16. looks good to me

aratauto on Jan 31, 2020 | [–]

That is not correct. 15 is total maximum number of repeats including the first one. Even the diagram on https://ihateregex.io/expr/username correctly says that loop can be taken between 2 and 14 times.

asicsp on Jan 31, 2020 | [–]

where does the extra 1 come from? a{2,5} means match 'a' two to five times

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