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		glxxyz 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: RegEx Crossword [^X] means any character other than X, so [^X]* matches zero or more of any characters, so long as none of them are X.

Levitating 3 months ago [–]

Ah my bad! I did misinterpret [^X] as X or the line-start.

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