# Install pcre2 with Homebrew

Perl compatible regular expressions library with a new API. Version 10.47 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pcre2
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pcre2
```

  Evidence: provider-native install command

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pcre2
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 10.47
- **Source summary:** Perl compatible regular expressions library with a new API
- **Homepage:** <https://www.pcre.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T00:40:33+00:00

## Executables

- pcre2-config (alias)
- pcre2grep (alias)
- pcre2test (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 10.47

## Security Notes

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- library-like package without higher-risk signals


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pcre2.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/pcre2.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- pkgdb category and tag curation