Re: How to find a string and exclude certain matches

2025-06-16 Thread 'Allen Hancock' via BBEdit Talk
Thank you all! -Allen On Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 7:51:51 PM UTC-5 Rick Gordon wrote: > \bserver\b(?! Key) > > Rick Gordon > -- > From: "'Allen Hancock' via BBEdit Talk" > To: BBEdit Talk > Date: Sun, Jun 15, 2025 5:26:45

Re: How to find a string and exclude certain matches

2025-06-15 Thread 'Rick Gordon' via BBEdit Talk
15, 2025 5:26:45PM -0700 Subject: How to find a string and exclude certain matches I noticed the phrase "Server Key" show up in searches, which makes sense

Re: How to find a string and exclude certain matches

2025-06-15 Thread 'Allen Hancock' via BBEdit Talk
I noticed the phrase "Server Key" show up in searches, which makes sense because it's a full word match. Asking more for the purpose of future search needs.. is there a way to find "phrase1" but not "phrase2" On Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 3:37:38 PM UTC-5 Allen Hancock wrote: > > Brilliant, th

Re: How to find a string and exclude certain matches

2025-06-15 Thread 'Allen Hancock' via BBEdit Talk
Brilliant, thank you! On Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 2:40:23 PM UTC-5 Rich Siegel wrote: > On 15 Jun 2025, at 14:56, 'Allen Hancock' via BBEdit Talk wrote: > > > I have a folder with many files which match the string "server" and > > "serverkey" or "observer" > > > > How would I do a search which

How to find a string and exclude certain matches

2025-06-15 Thread 'Allen Hancock' via BBEdit Talk
I have a folder with many files which match the string "server" and "serverkey" or "observer" How would I do a search which finds the words "server" but skips the others? -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or believe that the application isn't wo

Re: How to find a string and exclude certain matches

2025-06-15 Thread Rich Siegel
On 15 Jun 2025, at 14:56, 'Allen Hancock' via BBEdit Talk wrote: > I have a folder with many files which match the string "server" and > "serverkey" or "observer" > > How would I do a search which finds the words "server" but skips the others? "Entire word" will accomplish this. R. -- Rich Si