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SYNOPSIS
#include <pcre.h>
int pcre_refcount(pcre *code, int adjust);
This function is used to maintain a reference count inside a data block that contains a compiled pattern. Its arguments are:
code Compiled regular expression adjust Adjustment to reference valueThe yield of the function is the adjusted reference value, which is constrained to lie between 0 and 65535.
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