Pattern
/^(\S+) \S+ \S+ \[([^\]]+)\] "(\w+) ([^"]+) HTTP/[\d.]+"/
Sample text
127.0.0.1 - - [31/Jul/2026:20:15:00 +0000] "GET /docs HTTP/1.1" 200 1234 bad lineTest this pattern in the editor
Apache log line
Host, time, and request from a Combined log line.
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Domain names
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Find YYYY-MM-DD dates in logs and prose.
ISO date-time
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IPv4 addresses
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IPv6 (simplified)
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MAC addresses
Colon or hyphen separated IEEE MAC addresses.