#include <sys/types.h>
  #include <regex.h>
  #include <stdio.h>


   int main(int argc, char *argv[]){ regex_t regex;
        int reti;
        char msgbuf[100];

        /* Compile regular expression */
        reti = regcomp(&regex, "[a-c]{2}", REG_EXTENDED);
        if( reti ){ fprintf(stderr, "Could not compile regex\n"); return(1); }

        /* Execute regular expression */
        reti = regexec(&regex, "ab", 0, NULL, 0);
        if( !reti ){
                puts("Match");
        }
        else if( reti == REG_NOMATCH ){
                puts("No match");
        }
        else{
                regerror(reti, &regex, msgbuf, sizeof(msgbuf));
                fprintf(stderr, "Regex match failed: %s\n", msgbuf);
                return 1;
        }

       /* Free compiled regular expression if you want to use the regex_t again */
        regfree(&regex);

        return 0;
}