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## Name

msys.pcre.replace — Perform a PCRE replace operation

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## Synopsis

`msys.pcre.replace(subject, pattern, replacement);`

```
subject: string
pattern: string
replacement: string
```
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## Description

Perform a PCRE replace operation.

```
...
  local orig = self:text();
  if orig == nil then
    return false
  end
  local rep = msys.pcre.replace(orig, pattern, replacement);
  if rep ~= orig then
    self:text(rep, ct.mimetype, ct.charset);
    return true;
  end
```

Enable this function with the statement `require('msys.pcre')`.

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## See Also

[msys.pcre.match](/momentum/3/3-reference/3-reference-lua-ref-msys-pcre-match), [msys.pcre.split](/momentum/3/3-reference/3-reference-lua-ref-msys-pcre-split)

msys pcre replace Perform a PCRE replace operation msys pcre replace subject pattern replacement Perform a PCRE replace operation Enable this function with the statement require msys pcre msys pcre match msys pcre split...

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