From 094e5a621b80b21bbc03937e2b40e1c32df93315 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "(quasar) nebula" <towerofnix@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:54:55 -0300
Subject: match hash/replacerValue only without preceding WS

---
 upd8.js | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/upd8.js b/upd8.js
index 1781107..d2983e7 100755
--- a/upd8.js
+++ b/upd8.js
@@ -970,13 +970,30 @@ const replacerSpec = {
     const tagArgumentValue = '=';
     const tagLabel = '|';
 
-    const R_tagBeginning = escapeRegex(tagBeginning);
-    const R_tagEnding = escapeRegex(tagEnding);
-    const R_tagReplacerValue = escapeRegex(tagReplacerValue);
-    const R_tagHash = escapeRegex(tagHash);
-    const R_tagArgument = escapeRegex(tagArgument);
-    const R_tagArgumentValue = escapeRegex(tagArgumentValue);
-    const R_tagLabel = escapeRegex(tagLabel);
+    const noPrecedingWhitespace = '(?<!\\s)';
+
+    const R_tagBeginning =
+        escapeRegex(tagBeginning);
+
+    const R_tagEnding =
+        escapeRegex(tagEnding);
+
+    const R_tagReplacerValue =
+        noPrecedingWhitespace +
+        escapeRegex(tagReplacerValue);
+
+    const R_tagHash =
+        noPrecedingWhitespace +
+        escapeRegex(tagHash);
+
+    const R_tagArgument =
+        escapeRegex(tagArgument);
+
+    const R_tagArgumentValue =
+        escapeRegex(tagArgumentValue);
+
+    const R_tagLabel =
+        escapeRegex(tagLabel);
 
     const regexpCache = {};
 
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