Networkingflags: g
TCP/UDP Port Number
Match port numbers (1–65535) following a colon, as you'd find in host:port strings.
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Pattern
regexengine-agnostic
:(6553[0-5]|655[0-2]\d|65[0-4]\d{2}|6[0-4]\d{3}|[1-5]?\d{1,4})\b (flags: g)Raw source: :(6553[0-5]|655[0-2]\d|65[0-4]\d{2}|6[0-4]\d{3}|[1-5]?\d{1,4})\b
How it works
The alternation enforces the 0–65535 range. Requires a leading colon for context, followed by a word boundary.
Examples
Input
http://localhost:8080Matches
:8080
Input
db.example.com:5432Matches
:5432
Input
api:65535Matches
:65535
Common use cases
- •Extracting ports from connection strings
- •Configuration file validation
- •Firewall rule parsing
- •Service discovery tooling
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