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REGEX - Matching again multiple lines

Given text like:

XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX.XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX.XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX.

Boss: asdasdasdasd
Date: XXX, XXXXXXXXX

I want to match the last 3 lines:

Here's what I'm trying but it's failing: 

^Boss:.*$^Date:.*$

Suggestions? Thanks

Solution

  • You might need to skip the first x lines... also you anchor ^ is probably causing you not to match.

    Try 

    (?:.*[\r\n]*)*Boss:.*(?:.*[\r\n]*)Date:.*