ists of a PS1 line followed by zero or more PS2 lines. (?P (?:^(?P [ ]*) >>> .*) # PS1 line (?:\n [ ]* \.\.\. .*)*) # PS2 lines \n? # Want consists of any non-blank lines that do not start with PS1. (?P (?:(?![ ]*$) # Not a blank line (?![ ]*>>>) # Not a line starting with PS1 .+$\n? # But any other line )*) aß