# Regex Replace unexpected match

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-replace-unexpected-match/53888
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 28, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-replace-unexpected-match/53888 "2021-07-28T22:00:36Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regex-replace-unexpected-match/53888/2 "2021-07-29T04:28:46Z")

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See this thread:

> [@\[X\] $regexp(X,.\*$,YY)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-regexp-x-yy/6261):
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> [EDITED:] ... returns YYYY rather than YY as documented.

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