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diff --git a/man3/regex.3 b/man3/regex.3 index 129c42412..2f6ee816f 100644 --- a/man3/regex.3 +++ b/man3/regex.3 @@ -38,21 +38,13 @@ for subsequent .BR regexec () searches. .PP -.BR regcomp () -is supplied with -.IR preg , -a pointer to a pattern buffer storage area; -.IR regex , -a pointer to the null-terminated string and -.IR cflags , -flags used to determine the type of compilation. -.PP -All regular expression searching must be done via a compiled pattern -buffer, thus -.BR regexec () -must always be supplied with the address of a -.BR regcomp ()-initialized -pattern buffer. +On success, the pattern buffer at +.I *preg +is initialized. +.I regex +is a null-terminated string. +The locale must be the same when running +.BR regexec (). .PP .I cflags is the |