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in reply to Re: Regular expression to list all files of type in folder
in thread Regular expression to list all files of type in folder

Why would that regex match if the other doesn't?

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Re^3: Regular expression to list all files of type in folder
by 2teez (Vicar) on Dec 05, 2012 at 21:52 UTC

    The OP said the other does match. Please, check the OP last statement.
    "..The problem is I have a file named "test.jpg" and another called "testl.jpg" and the expression only picks up the first one. Other than that, it works fine..."

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      Unless I'm mistaken and missed some un-commented update, you added a '.+?' to the beginning of the OP's regex. So I still don't understand why you think that will match any better, as the '.+?' is superfluous.