regex to group multiple words in a separate group

Question

I want to group pear orange or beef duck in a second group

category fruits pear orange
category meat beef duck

I tried

(category \b(\w+)\b )((\b\w+\b)+)

[`^category [a-z]+ (.+)$` and get the first match](https://regex101.com/r/tuX9eK/1), and then group them. It looks from your example you don't want to use `single-line` but `multi-line`. — Andy, Jun 07 '22 at 22:53

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 07 '22 at 22:51

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Your current code doesn't consider spaces.

(category \b(\w+)\b )((?:\b\w+ ?)+)

handles this by making room for an optional space after each word.

Consider also using a multiline flag and anchoring the front and end of each line.

answered Jun 07 '22 at 22:51

ggorlen

I don't understand why ?: – user310291 Jun 08 '22 at 00:10
That ignores it as a capture group. It's purely for grouping, not capturing purposes. – ggorlen Jun 08 '22 at 00:18

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