Re: Match first M

[Tim Chase]

> Suppose a line
> 
>       MopqMopc
> 
> ^.*M  match the line from beginning to the second M, but I want to match 
> the beginning to the first M, how can I do it?


There are a number of ways to do it that you can riff off of
depending on the scenario:

        ^\s*M
        ^.{-}M
        ^.*\<M
        ^[^M]*M

I'm sure there are several others I've missed. :)

-tim