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SYNOPSIS

#include <pcre.h>

const char *pcre_version(void);

const char *pcre16_version(void);

DESCRIPTION

This function (even in the 16-bit library) 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.

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