PCRE\_VERSION(3) Library Functions Manual PCRE\_VERSION(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

PCRE - Perl-compatible regular expressions

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**#include <pcre.h>**

**const char \*pcre\_version(void);**

**const char \*pcre16\_version(void);**

**const char \*pcre32\_version(void);**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This function (even in the 16-bit and 32-bit libraries) returns a zero-terminated, 8-bit character string that gives the version number of the PCRE library and the date of its release.

There is a complete description of the PCRE native API in the **pcreapi** page and a description of the POSIX API in the **pcreposix** page.

24 June 2012 PCRE 8.30

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Document: pcre32_version(3) from pcre 8.45-r11 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/pcre/pcre/8.45/pcre-8.45.tar.bz2