Shorten regex any character including whitespace, alphanum, special char, and unicode

Question

I want to match any character after some word (limit is an example).

✔ nnn : am
-limitaaaa
ça UNICODE HERE
sdasdsadaw
✔ UNICODE HERE
limitaaaa,.@#!~`%$&*()[]{}|\+=-_?/'":;.><,
777723xx sss fff s :,

/limit+([.*\s\w\d\p{M}\p{L}\p{S},:@#!~`%$&()\[\]\{\}\|\\+=\-_\?\/\'";><]+)/

My regex works, but it looks too long. My question is can I make it shorter?

Note: If you need to know what kind of language that I used, I using PHP for this.

Maybe `(?s)limit(.+)`? In PHP, `'~limit(.+)~s'` ([demo](https://regex101.com/r/R107iF/2))? Looks like you want to match any 1 or more chars after `limit`. — Wiktor Stribiżew, Feb 04 '19 at 11:42
You could use [`limit+([\s\S]+)`](https://regex101.com/r/bSbUBG/3), which is basically every character including newlines. You could also write `limit(.+)` in `DOTALL` mode. — Jan, Feb 04 '19 at 11:42
WTF. i really try that before. but i'm sure thats was not work. but thats working. miracle. @Jan Can u post it as an answer? i will check it — plonknimbuzz, Feb 04 '19 at 11:45
@WiktorStribiżew i think i dont need that. Thank you for your suggestion. I appreciate that — plonknimbuzz, Feb 04 '19 at 11:49
No need for a workaround like `[\s\S]`, PCRE has `s` modifier support, and you do need it more than `[\s\S]`. Even if you have a longer pattern and this is part of it, all you need is `limit((?s:.+))`. Do not use `[\s\S]` if you are using PCRE. — Wiktor Stribiżew, Feb 04 '19 at 11:50
@WiktorStribiżew thats works. with `s` modifier. https://regex101.com/r/bSbUBG/6 You both are awesome. — plonknimbuzz, Feb 04 '19 at 11:51
Do you want to match word also (limit in your example)? Or only what is after it? — virolino, Feb 04 '19 at 11:52
@virolino no. I can make it by myself, i just want to know how to make it short, but Wiktor and Jan give me the answer. thanks bro — plonknimbuzz, Feb 04 '19 at 11:54

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 04 '19 at 11:47

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You could either use

limit([\s\S]+)

Or

limit(.+)

in DOTALL mode (s flag).

answered Feb 04 '19 at 11:47

Jan

6 minutes to go. i'll check it ASAP. thanks for quick answer – plonknimbuzz Feb 04 '19 at 11:49

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