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need regex. i'd match within given string of html matches pattern \*[a-z0-9\_]+\* not fall in between <script> start , end tags. know has lookarounds, haven't clue how there.

using regex lookaround. can use:

(?!<script>)\*[a-z0-9\_]+\*(?!</script>) 

that match regex if not preceded , postceded script