Regex omit character but still replace (negative character class)

Asked Feb 22 '21 at 19:01

Active Feb 22 '21 at 19:02

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I need to replace "Franz" for anything else like "XXXX", but I would like to preserve some characters and not touch entirely other people.

What I have:

Franziska OpenShift
Franz! Kubernetes
@Franz Kubernetes
Franz, Kubernetes

What I want:

Franziska OpenShift
XXXX! Kubernetes
@XXXX Kubernetes
XXXX, Kubernetes

Where did I end up so far with Franz[^i]:

Franziska OpenShift
XXXX Kubernetes
@XXXXKubernetes
XXXX Kubernetes

It is consuming one more invisible character that I would like, or next character like ,! etc.

I would appreciate help kind of lost here.

edited Feb 22 '21 at 19:02

Wiktor Stribiżew

asked Feb 22 '21 at 19:01

Martyn

Use `Franz(?!i)` – Wiktor Stribiżew Feb 22 '21 at 19:03
This qustion got closd while I was typing an answer. Simply use word boundaries (if you are Ok with numbers and `_` as part of word chars) : `\bFranz\b` – Peter Thoeny Feb 22 '21 at 19:06
wow thank you both answers are the solution! ^^ – Martyn Feb 22 '21 at 19:14

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