the solution is to pre-split with Z flag then replace spaces with some
special char like mom breaking space then join then apply the pattern then
replace back

niedz., 5 cze 2022, 11:12 użytkownik Sebastian Gniazdowski <
sgniazdowski@gmail.com> napisał:

> Hi
> Consider the following:
>
> ice="a|b|c|d"
> x="a b X c' x' d' e' Z"
>
> if [[ $x =   (#b)(((($~ice)*\ )#)((([^[:space:]]#)~(#B)(($~ice)*))\
> ))#((#B)(($~ice)*\ )##)(Z) ]]; then
>     pl $match
> fi
>
> Output:
> a b X c' x'
> a b X c'
> a b X c'
> a
> x'
> x'
> x'
> d' e'
> Z
>
> The goal is to match blocks of lower letters specified by ice var possibly
> followed by a glued quoted strings and block of a capital letter.  The
> repel negation ~ is successful at preventing matching lower letters at the
> capital paren however only if not glued by a string.  Is there a way to
> repel also such strings ?
>
> The output should be:
> ...
> ...
> ...
> c' x' d' e'
> Z
>
>