REGEXP(3) REGEXP(3) NAME regcomp, regexec, regsub, regerror - regular expression handler SYNOPSIS #include <regexp.h> regexp *regcomp(exp) char *exp; int regexec(prog, string) struct regexp *prog; char *string; regsub(prog, source, dest) struct regexp *prog; char *source; char *dest; regerror(msg) char *msg; DESCRIPTION Regcomp compiles an egrep(1)- styleregularexpressionandreturns a pointer to an object with the following structure. The object is allocated by malloc(2) and may be released by free.