---
name: "pcre2_general_context_copy"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "pcre2"
version: "10.49-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pcre2_general_context_copy"
---

# pcre2\_general\_context\_copy(3)

Perl-compatible regular expressions (revised API)

## NAME

PCRE2 - Perl-compatible regular expressions (revised API)

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<pcre2.h\>**

```
pcre2_general_context *pcre2_general_context_copy(
  pcre2_general_context *gcontext);
```

## DESCRIPTION

This function makes a new copy of a general context, using the memory allocation functions in the context, if set, to get the necessary memory. Otherwise **malloc()** is used. The result is NULL if the memory cannot be obtained.

There is a complete description of the PCRE2 native API in the **pcre2api** page and a description of the POSIX API in the **pcre2posix** page.