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  • All Tokens
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  • Quantifiers
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  • Flags/Modifiers
  • Substitution
  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Match everything enclosed
    (?:...)
  • Capture everything enclosed
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

Regular Expression
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gmi

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const regex = /([-]+[Uu](sername|ser|SERNAME|SER)?\s+[^\s]+\s[-]+[Pp](ass|assword|ASS|ASSWORD)?\s([\"\'])?)([^\s\"\']+)/gmi; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('([-]+[Uu](sername|ser|SERNAME|SER)?\\s+[^\\s]+\\s[-]+[Pp](ass|assword|ASS|ASSWORD)?\\s([\\"\\\'])?)([^\\s\\"\\\']+)', 'gmi') const str = `type=EXECVE msg=audit(02/15/2023 06:35:15.151:7925) : argc=3 a0=sh a1=-c a2=echo -n <password> | adcli join --login-user=SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN --stdin-password --domain-ou=OU=01,OU=A833,OU=AMS04,OU=Prod,DC=qcpaws,DC=qantas,DC=com,DC=au --domain=qcpaws.qantas.com.au type=EXECVE msg=audit(03/15/2023 01:53:22.518:13273) : argc=3 a0=sh a1=-c a2=echo <password> | realm --unattended join -U SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN --computer-ou=OU=04,OU=A868,OU=AMS04,OU=Prod,DC=qcpaws,DC=qantas,DC=com,DC=au qcpaws.qantas.com.au type=PROCTITLE msg=audit(03/15/2023 01:53:22.541:13274) : proctitle=sh -c echo <password> | realm --unattended join -U SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN --computer-ou=OU=04,OU=A868,OU=AMS04,OU=Prod,DC=qcpaws type=PROCTITLE msg=audit(03/15/2023 01:53:22.541:13274) : proctitle=sh -c echo <password> | realm --unattended join -U SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN --computer-ou=OU=04,OU=A868,OU=AMS04,OU=Prod,DC=qcpaws ([-]+[Uu](sername)?\\s+[^\\s]+\\s[-]+[Pp](assword)?\\s([\\"\\'])?)([^\\s\\"\\']+) -------------- type=EXECVE msg=audit(03/15/2023 01:53:24.855:10436) : argc=3 a0=sh a1=-c a2=centrify_add_to_linux_servers_group -u SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN -PASSWORD '<password>' type=EXECVE msg=audit(03/15/2023 01:52:28.060:7413) : argc=3 a0=sh a1=-c a2=adjoin qcpaws.qantas.com.au -z AWS -c ou=43,ou=a868,ou=ams04,ou=Prod -u SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN@qcpaws.qantas.com.au -p '<password>' type=EXECVE msg=audit(03/10/2023 04:35:22.652:7437) : argc=3 a0=sh a1=-c a2=adjoin qcpaws.qantas.com.au -z AWS -c ou=43,ou=a868,ou=ams04,ou=Prod -u @qcpaws.qantas.com.au -p '<password>' type=PROCTITLE msg=audit(03/15/2023 01:53:24.921:10443) : proctitle=sh -c centrify_add_to_linux_servers_group -u SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN -p '<password>' type=PROCTITLE msg=audit(03/15/2023 01:52:29.415:8284) : proctitle=sh -c adjoin qcpaws.qantas.com.au -z AWS -c ou=43,ou=a868,ou=ams04,ou=Prod -u SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN@qcpaws.qantas.com.au -p '<password> type=PROCTITLE msg=audit(03/10/2023 04:35:22.772:7480) : proctitle=sh -c adjoin qcpaws.qantas.com.au -z AWS -c ou=43,ou=a868,ou=ams04,ou=Prod -u @qcpaws.qantas.com.au -p '<password>' ------- a\\d+=[\\-]+[Pp](assword)? a\\d+=[\\"\\']*([^\\"\\'\\s]+) type=EXECVE msg=audit(03/15/2023 00:21:55.888:10474) : argc=6 a0=/usr/share/centrifydc/libexec/adedit a1=/bin/centrify_add_to_linux_servers_group a2=-u a3=SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN a4=-p a5=<password> type=EXECVE msg=audit(03/15/2023 00:21:55.884:10471) : argc=7 a0=/bin/sh a1=/usr/bin/adedit a2=/bin/centrify_add_to_linux_servers_group a3=-u a4=SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN a5=-p a6=<password> type=EXECVE msg=audit(03/15/2023 00:31:32.764:6427) : argc=11 a0=/bin/sh a1=/usr/sbin/adjoin a2=qcpaws.qantas.com.au a3=-z a4=AWS a5=-c a6=ou=53,ou=a243,ou=ams02,ou=Prod a7=-u a8=SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN@qcpaws.qantas.com.au a9=-p a10=<password> type=EXECVE msg=audit(03/15/2023 01:52:28.070:7418) : argc=10 a0=/usr/share/centrifydc/libexec/adjoin a1=qcpaws.qantas.com.au a2=-z a3=AWS a4=-c a5=ou=43,ou=a868,ou=ams04,ou=Prod a6=-u a7=SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN@qcpaws.qantas.com.au a8=--password a9=<password> type=EXECVE msg=audit(03/15/2023 01:38:28.974:8889) : argc=6 a0=/usr/share/centrifydc/libexec/adedit a1=/usr/bin/centrify_add_to_linux_servers_group a2=-u a3=SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN a4=-p a5=<password> type=EXECVE msg=audit(03/15/2023 01:53:24.864:10441) : argc=6 a0=/usr/share/centrifydc/libexec/adedit a1=/bin/centrify_add_to_linux_servers_group a2=-u a3=SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN a4=-p a5=<password> type=EXECVE msg=audit(03/15/2023 01:52:28.065:7415) : argc=11 a0=/bin/sh a1=/usr/sbin/adjoin a2=qcpaws.qantas.com.au a3=-z a4=AWS a5=-c a6=ou=43,ou=a868,ou=ams04,ou=Prod a7=-u a8=SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN@qcpaws.qantas.com.au a9=-p a10=<password> type=EXECVE msg=audit(03/15/2023 01:38:28.970:8886) : argc=7 a0=/bin/sh a1=/usr/bin/adedit a2=/usr/bin/centrify_add_to_linux_servers_group a3=-u a4=SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN a5=-p a6=<password> type=EXECVE msg=audit(03/15/2023 01:53:24.860:10438) : argc=7 a0=/bin/sh a1=/usr/bin/adedit a2=/bin/centrify_add_to_linux_servers_group a3=-u a4=SVC-QCPAWS-DJOIN a5=-p a6=<password> `; // Reset `lastIndex` if this regex is defined globally // regex.lastIndex = 0; let m; while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) { // This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) { regex.lastIndex++; } // The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable. m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => { console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`); }); }

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions