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Created January 1, 2010 05:17
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Regex, why so greedy?
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greedy?.rb
'wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony'.match(/greed.+/)
#<MatchData "greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony">
'wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony'.match(/greed.+?/)
#<MatchData "greed,">
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