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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PCRE2TEST 1 "14 September 2015" "PCRE 10.21"
+.TH PCRE2TEST 1 "22 September 2015" "PCRE 10.21"
.SH NAME
pcre2test - a program for testing Perl-compatible regular expressions.
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ can add to or override default modifiers that were set by a previous
The following modifiers set options for \fBpcre2_compile()\fP. The most common
ones have single-letter abbreviations. See
.\" HREF
-\fBpcreapi\fP
+\fBpcre2api\fP
.\"
for a description of their effects.
.sp
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ for a description of their effects.
no_utf_check set PCRE2_NO_UTF_CHECK
ucp set PCRE2_UCP
ungreedy set PCRE2_UNGREEDY
+ use_offset_limit set PCRE2_USE_OFFSET_LIMIT
utf set PCRE2_UTF
.sp
As well as turning on the PCRE2_UTF option, the \fButf\fP modifier causes all
@@ -892,9 +893,10 @@ pattern.
/g global global matching
jitstack=<n> set size of JIT stack
mark show mark values
- match_limit=>n> set a match limit
+ match_limit=<n> set a match limit
memory show memory usage
offset=<n> set starting offset
+ offset_limit=<n> set offset limit
ovector=<n> set size of output vector
recursion_limit=<n> set a recursion limit
replace=<string> specify a replacement string
@@ -1133,6 +1135,16 @@ The \fBoffset\fP modifier sets an offset in the subject string at which
matching starts. Its value is a number of code units, not characters.
.
.
+.SS "Setting an offset limit"
+.rs
+.sp
+The \fBoffset_limit\fP modifier sets a limit for unanchored matches. If a match
+cannot be found starting at or before this offset in the subject, a "no match"
+return is given. The data value is a number of code units, not characters. When
+this modifier is used, the \fBuse_offset_limit\fP modifier must have been set
+for the pattern; if not, an error is generated.
+.
+.
.SS "Setting the size of the output vector"
.rs
.sp
@@ -1525,6 +1537,6 @@ Cambridge, England.
.rs
.sp
.nf
-Last updated: 14 September 2015
+Last updated: 22 September 2015
Copyright (c) 1997-2015 University of Cambridge.
.fi