\d{1,3} matches a sequence of 1 to 3 digits so it will match 1, 12, or 123.
If you specify a single number in the braces then it will match only that
number of digits. \d{3} will match 123, 231, etc.
If you want to match all numbers longer than three digits you can use \d{3,}.
This will match 123, 1234, 12345, etc.
Note that \d{3} will still match the start of 1234. You can add word boundaries
\b\d{3}\b to correct for this.
[fletcher]
> On May 14, 2023, at 9:29 AM, 'Andy Nickless' via BBEdit Talk
> <bbedit@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
> Something that I've been unable to find out is how to skip searching
> something which already contains a simple pattern:
> For instance, to find a number consisting 1-3 digits I use (\d{1,3}) - but
> how can I AVOID a number of up to 3 digits?
> Thanks in advance -
> Andy
>
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