Split a string on the *first* space?

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#1

I use the following regex (probably in a FAQ somewhere) for splitting names into a first and last name, to create 'Firstname, Lastname' ARTISTSORT fields:

^(.+)\s(.+)$ -> $2, $1

This works well for most names, even those where the artist has a middle name, since it splits on the last space in the string:

John Lee Hooker --> Hooker, John Lee

The trouble is that it doesn't handle cases where an artist has a two words in their last name, e.g.

Townes Van Zandt --> Zandt, Townes Van

This should instead be

Van Zandt, Townes

So I need a regex that will split strings on the first space instead of the last.

Action - Artist Name with Multiple Artists in Field
#2

Just add a question mark:
^(.+?)\s(.+)$ -> $2, $1

#3

Thanks. I also found that this works:

^([^\s]+)\s(.+)$ -> $2, $1

but yours looks simpler. I take it that the question mark must make the + non-greedy.