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authorph10 <ph10@6239d852-aaf2-0410-a92c-79f79f948069>2014-11-21 16:45:06 +0000
committerph10 <ph10@6239d852-aaf2-0410-a92c-79f79f948069>2014-11-21 16:45:06 +0000
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@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ PCRE2 is the name used for a revised API for the PCRE library, which is a set
of functions, written in C, that implement regular expression pattern matching
using the same syntax and semantics as Perl, with just a few differences. Some
features that appeared in Python and the original PCRE before they appeared in
-Perl are also available using the Python syntax, there is some support for one
-or two .NET and Oniguruma syntax items, and there are options for requesting
-some minor changes that give better ECMAScript (aka JavaScript) compatibility.
+Perl are also available using the Python syntax. There is also some support for
+one or two .NET and Oniguruma syntax items, and there are options for
+requesting some minor changes that give better ECMAScript (aka JavaScript)
+compatibility.
</P>
<P>
The source code for PCRE2 can be compiled to support 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ The original work to extend PCRE to 16-bit and 32-bit code units was done by
Zoltan Herczeg and Christian Persch, respectively. In all three cases, strings
can be interpreted either as one character per code unit, or as UTF-encoded
Unicode, with support for Unicode general category properties. Unicode support
-is optional at build time (but is the default); however, processing strings as
+is optional at build time (but is the default). However, processing strings as
UTF code units must be enabled explicitly at run time. The version of Unicode
in use can be discovered by running
<pre>
@@ -143,17 +144,17 @@ listing), and the short pages for individual functions, are concatenated in
pcre2compat discussion of Perl compatibility
pcre2demo a demonstration C program that uses PCRE2
pcre2grep description of the <b>pcre2grep</b> command (8-bit only)
- pcre2jit discussion of the just-in-time optimization support
+ pcre2jit discussion of just-in-time optimization support
pcre2limits details of size and other limits
pcre2matching discussion of the two matching algorithms
pcre2partial details of the partial matching facility
- pcre2pattern syntax and semantics of supported regular expressions
+ pcre2pattern syntax and semantics of supported regular expression patterns
pcre2perform discussion of performance issues
pcre2posix the POSIX-compatible C API for the 8-bit library
pcre2sample discussion of the pcre2demo program
pcre2stack discussion of stack usage
pcre2syntax quick syntax reference
- pcre2test description of the <b>pcre2test</b> testing command
+ pcre2test description of the <b>pcre2test</b> command
pcre2unicode discussion of Unicode and UTF support
</pre>
In the "man" and HTML formats, there is also a short page for each C library
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ Philip Hazel
<br>
University Computing Service
<br>
-Cambridge CB2 3QH, England.
+Cambridge, England.
<br>
</P>
<P>
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ use my two initials, followed by the two digits 10, at the domain cam.ac.uk.
</P>
<br><a name="SEC5" href="#TOC1">REVISION</a><br>
<P>
-Last updated: 03 November 2014
+Last updated: 18 November 2014
<br>
Copyright &copy; 1997-2014 University of Cambridge.
<br>