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7.1: GNU Regex Functions

If you're writing code that doesn't need to be compatible with either posix or Berkeley unix, you can use these functions. They provide more options than the other interfaces.

  • GNU Pattern Buffers The re_pattern_buffer type.
  • GNU Regular Expression Compiling re_compile_pattern ()
  • GNU Matching re_match ()
  • GNU Searching re_search ()
  • Matching/Searching with Split Data re_match_2 (), re_search_2 ()
  • Searching with Fastmaps re_compile_fastmap ()
  • GNU Translate Tables The `translate' field.
  • Using Registers The re_registers type and related fns.
  • Freeing GNU Pattern Buffers regfree ()