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(?#skip match process when S exist, or remove optional left most target T, capture left and right part of T.
Use case: if N is not exist, modify/change T to N, or create N. If any create or modify write operated, appending output N to right.
skip exist:)^(?!.*S)(?#
captrue prefix :)^(.*?)(?#
optional target to remove:)(?:T|$)(?#
captrue postfix:)(.*?)$(?#
Test string:
aa
aaT
Tcc
aaTcc
aaTbbTcc
aaS
aaTS
TccS
aaTccS
Saa
SaaT
STcc
SaaTcc
Substitution: $1$2N
Return:
aaN
aaN
ccN
aaccN
aabbTccN
aaS
aaTS
TccS
aaTccS
Saa
SaaT
STcc
SaaTcc)
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