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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • Quantifiers
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  • Character Classes
  • 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
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • 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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mgxi

Test String

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Generated Code

$re = '/^((?<ShowNameA>.*[^ (_.]) [ (_.]+ (?!720p|1080p|264|265) ( # Shows with preceding Year #(?<ShowYearA>\d{4}) ([ (_.]+ ( (?<ShowYearA>(?:19|20)\d{2}) ([ (_.]+ ( (?<SeasonA>\d{1,2})x(?<EpisodeA>\d{1,2}) |(?<SeasonB>[0-3]?[0-9])(?<EpisodeB>\d{2}) |S(?<SeasonC>\d{1,2})E(?<EpisodeC>\d{1,2}) ) )? | # Shows without preceding Year (?<!\d{4})( S(?<SeasonD>\d{1,2})E(?<EpisodeD>\d{1,2}) |(?<SeasonF>[0-3]?[0-9])(?<EpisodeF>\d{2}) |(?<SeasonE>\d{1,2})x(?<EpisodeE>\d{1,2})) ) |(?<ShowNameB>.+)) /mxi'; $str = '666.Park.Avenue.S01E04.HDTV.x264-LOL.[VTV].mp4 Rick and Morty S01E01 - Pilot [1080p] [h.265].mkv The.4400.204.mkv The Flash (2014) - S01E05 - City of Heroes family.guy.1316.hdtv-lol.mp4 castle.2009.722.hdtv-lol.mp4 Orange.Is.The.New.Black.S01E01.720p.WEBRip.AAC2.0.H.264-Abjex.mkv Top.Gear.2013.20x03.720p.HDTV.x264-FoV.mkv archer.2009.S04E13 louie.506.hdtv-lol.mp4 Sense8.S01E05.Art.Is.Like.Religion.WEBRip.x264-SNEAkY.mp4 The.Leftovers.S01E03.HDTV.x264-KILLERS.mp4 space 1999 1975 Top.Gear.20x03.720p.HDTV.x264-FoV.mkv Space: 1999 (1975) Space.1999.1975.S01E01 marvels.agents.of.s.h.i.e.l.d.s01e13.720p.hdtv.x264-killers.mkv Supernatural.S10E12.720p.HDTV.X264-DIMENSION.mkv 12.Monkeys.S01E09.720p.HDTV.x264-KILLERS.mkv space 1999.(1975) Space.1999.S01E01 v.2009.S01E13.the.title.avi Teen.wolf.S04E12.HDTV.x264 The Newsroom 2X04 Conseguenze Indesiderate ITA ENG BDMux -iGM+GiuseppeTnT mkv Continuum S04E01 Lost Hours -LGC mkv Royal Pains S07E04 HEVC piemonster mkv Sense8.S01E05.Art.Is.Like.Religion.WEBRip.x264-SNEAkY.mp4 Family.Guy.S11.Special-200.Episodes.Later.720p.HDTV.X264-DIMENSION'; preg_match_all($re, $str, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER, 0); // Print the entire match result var_dump($matches);

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 PHP, please visit: http://php.net/manual/en/ref.pcre.php