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@@ -786,6 +786,29 @@ and
.I ssize_t
types in this page.
.RE
+.\"------------------------------------- regex_t ----------------------/
+.TP
+.I regex_t
+.RS
+Include:
+.IR <regex.h> .
+.PP
+.EX
+typedef struct {
+ size_t re_nsub; /* Number of parenthesized subexpressions. */
+} regex_t;
+.EE
+.PP
+This is a structure type used in regular expression matching.
+It holds a compiled regular expression, compiled with
+.IR regcomp (3).
+.PP
+Conforming to:
+POSIX.1-2001 and later.
+.PP
+See also:
+.BR regex (3)
+.RE
.\"------------------------------------- regmatch_t -------------------/
.TP
.I regmatch_t