title: What does /([^.]*)\.(.*)/ mean?
body: <p>When I searched about something, I found an answered question in this site. 2 of the answers contain</p>
  
  <p><code>/([^.]*)\.(.*)/</code></p>
  
  <p>on their answer. 
  The question is located at <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/233922/find-replace-jquery">Find &amp; replace jquery</a>. I'm newbie in javascript, so I wonder, what does it mean? Thanks.</p>