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.TH PCRELIMITS 3 "04 May 2012" "PCRE 8.30"	.TH PCRELIMITS 3 "24 June 2012" "PCRE 8.30"
.SH NAME	.SH NAME
PCRE - Perl-compatible regular expressions	PCRE - Perl-compatible regular expressions
.SH "SIZE AND OTHER LIMITATIONS"	.SH "SIZE AND OTHER LIMITATIONS"
Line 8 There are some size limitations in PCRE but it is hope	Line 8 There are some size limitations in PCRE but it is hope
practice be relevant.	practice be relevant.
.P	.P
The maximum length of a compiled pattern is approximately 64K data units (bytes	The maximum length of a compiled pattern is approximately 64K data units (bytes
for the 8-bit library, 16-bit units for the 16-bit library) if PCRE is compiled	for the 8-bit library, 32-bit units for the 32-bit library, and 32-bit units for
with the default internal linkage size of 2 bytes. If you want to process	the 32-bit library) if PCRE is compiled with the default internal linkage size
regular expressions that are truly enormous, you can compile PCRE with an	of 2 bytes. If you want to process regular expressions that are truly enormous,
internal linkage size of 3 or 4 (when building the 16-bit library, 3 is rounded	you can compile PCRE with an internal linkage size of 3 or 4 (when building the
up to 4). See the \fBREADME\fP file in the source distribution and the	16-bit or 32-bit library, 3 is rounded up to 4). See the \fBREADME\fP file in
	the source distribution and the
.\" HREF	.\" HREF
\fBpcrebuild\fP	\fBpcrebuild\fP
.\"	.\"
Line 33 The maximum length of name for a named subpattern is 3	Line 34 The maximum length of name for a named subpattern is 3
maximum number of named subpatterns is 10000.	maximum number of named subpatterns is 10000.
.P	.P
The maximum length of a name in a (MARK), (PRUNE), (SKIP), or (THEN) verb	The maximum length of a name in a (MARK), (PRUNE), (SKIP), or (THEN) verb
is 255 for the 8-bit library and 65535 for the 16-bit library.	is 255 for the 8-bit library and 65535 for the 16-bit and 32-bit library.
.P	.P
The maximum length of a subject string is the largest positive number that an	The maximum length of a subject string is the largest positive number that an
integer variable can hold. However, when using the traditional matching	integer variable can hold. However, when using the traditional matching

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