# Install pcre2 with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop 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: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add libpcre2-16 ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libpcre2-16 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libpcre2-16-0 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libpcre2-16-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install pcre2 ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pcre2 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#pcre2 ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pcre2 from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S pcre2 ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: pcre2 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libpcre2-16-0 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libpcre2-16-0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/pcre2grep ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/pcre2grep.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:pcre2 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 10.47 - **Source summary:** Perl compatible regular expressions library with a new API - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - pcre2-config (cli) - pcre2grep (cli) - pcre2test (cli) - pcre2-config (alias) - pcre2grep (alias) - pcre2test (alias) ## Uses from macOS - bzip2 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sequoia, sonoma, tahoe, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 10.47 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2 - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** pcre2 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libpcre2-16-0 - 10.46-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpcre2-16-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | New Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library - 16 bit runtime files | https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2 - Debian apt - libpcre2-32-0 - 10.46-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpcre2-32-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | New Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library - 32 bit runtime files | https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2 - Debian apt - libpcre2-8-0 - 10.46-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpcre2-8-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | New Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library- 8 bit runtime files | https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2 - Debian apt - libpcre2-dev - 10.46-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpcre2-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | New Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library - development files | https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2 - Debian apt - libpcre2-posix3 - 10.46-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpcre2-posix3 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | New Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library - posix-compatible runtime files | https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2 - Debian apt - pcre2-utils - 10.46-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pcre2-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | New Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library - utilities | https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2 - Nix - pcre2: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pcre2 from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - libpcre2-16-0 - 10.42-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpcre2-16-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | New Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library - 16 bit runtime files | https://pcre.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libpcre2-32-0 - 10.42-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpcre2-32-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | New Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library - 32 bit runtime files | https://pcre.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libpcre2-8-0 - 10.42-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpcre2-8-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | New Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library- 8 bit runtime files | https://pcre.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libpcre2-dev - 10.42-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpcre2-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | New Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library - development files | https://pcre.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libpcre2-posix3 - 10.42-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpcre2-posix3 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | New Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library - posix-compatible runtime files | https://pcre.org/ - Ubuntu apt - pcre2-utils - 10.42-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pcre2-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | New Perl Compatible Regular Expression Library - utilities | https://pcre.org/ - apk - libpcre2-16 - 10.47-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libpcre2-16 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | PCRE2 with 16 bit character support | https://pcre.org/ - apk - libpcre2-32 - 10.47-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libpcre2-32 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | PCRE2 with 32 bit character support | https://pcre.org/ - apk - pcre2 - 10.47-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pcre2 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Perl-compatible regular expression library | https://pcre.org/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [aide](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aide/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [aircrack-ng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aircrack-ng/) - 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