RegexdrillMultiline anchors: lines ending in a semicolon
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The task
Each test is a block of several lines. Match every line whose last character is a semicolon, from the first character of the line to that semicolon. The whole match is compared, and it must not include the line break.
What this exercise teaches
^.*;$ with the g and m flags matches whole lines that end in a semicolon. Without m, ^ and $ only see the start and end of the entire block, and without $ a semicolon in the middle of a line would be enough.
A hint if you get stuck
With the m flag, ^ and $ work on each line. A line with a semicolon only in the middle must not count, so keep the $.
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