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#25517: fix regex in the regex howto. Patch by Elena Oat.

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@ -1015,17 +1015,18 @@ confusing.
A negative lookahead cuts through all this confusion: A negative lookahead cuts through all this confusion:
``.*[.](?!bat$).*$`` The negative lookahead means: if the expression ``bat`` ``.*[.](?!bat$)[^.]*$`` The negative lookahead means: if the expression ``bat``
doesn't match at this point, try the rest of the pattern; if ``bat$`` does doesn't match at this point, try the rest of the pattern; if ``bat$`` does
match, the whole pattern will fail. The trailing ``$`` is required to ensure match, the whole pattern will fail. The trailing ``$`` is required to ensure
that something like ``sample.batch``, where the extension only starts with that something like ``sample.batch``, where the extension only starts with
``bat``, will be allowed. ``bat``, will be allowed. The ``[^.]*`` makes sure that the pattern works
when there are multiple dots in the filename.
Excluding another filename extension is now easy; simply add it as an Excluding another filename extension is now easy; simply add it as an
alternative inside the assertion. The following pattern excludes filenames that alternative inside the assertion. The following pattern excludes filenames that
end in either ``bat`` or ``exe``: end in either ``bat`` or ``exe``:
``.*[.](?!bat$|exe$).*$`` ``.*[.](?!bat$|exe$)[^.]*$``
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