regular expression find all the http within [test](http://)

Question

I have tried hrs for this regex and couldn't sort it out, and seek for some help.

/\[.*\]\((https?:\/\/(?:www\.|(?!www))[^\s\.]+\.[^\s]{2,}|www\.[^\s]+\.[^\s]{2,})/g

Here is the link to my regex page link

I try to pick out all the links in the sentence and example like this [link](http://test.com), but it keep select both links all together

you shouldn't bother with `www`, it's just one of many possible subdomains and has no special meaning. — Aaron, Sep 28 '16 at 08:19
Make your joker in `\[.*\]` non-greedy, or use a negated character class excluding `]`. — Aaron, Sep 28 '16 at 08:25
There is only one issue here and the fix is explained in the duplicate question. — Wiktor Stribiżew, Sep 28 '16 at 08:43
See [this regex demo where `.*` is changed with `.*?`](https://regex101.com/r/Xc5zDp/2) - the only change you need. — Wiktor Stribiżew, Sep 28 '16 at 09:20
Thx wiktor that helps. Thx @aaron googled non greedy regard and it helped. — Bill, Sep 28 '16 at 09:30

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 28 '16 at 08:29

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Simplify your regex to this: \[.*?\)

Is this what you want? Demo

answered Sep 28 '16 at 08:29

Zirbo Filip

Note that this is basic solution. You cannot use "[ ]" outside of link description but you can use "( )" wherever you want – Zirbo Filip Sep 28 '16 at 08:31

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