Exclude a Set of Literal Characters ( [^ ] )
You can put a set of literal characters inside square brackets, proceeded by a circumflex (^). The pattern matches only if none of the set of characters is found.
| Regular Expression | Match | Not a Match |
|---|---|---|
| a[^bcd]ef | axef, akef | abef, acef, adef, axkef |
| a[^b-d]ef | axef, akef | abef, acef, adef, axkef |
| file[^1-2][0-9]? | file3, file45 | file, file1, file10 |
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