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revision 1.49 by rms, Thu Sep 15 13:11:24 2005 UTC revision 1.50 by rms, Thu Dec 8 17:42:55 2005 UTC
# Line 291  you @emph{must} use a second @samp{\} to Line 291  you @emph{must} use a second @samp{\} to
291  vertical tab, formfeed, space, return, del, and escape as @samp{?\a},  vertical tab, formfeed, space, return, del, and escape as @samp{?\a},
292  @samp{?\b}, @samp{?\t}, @samp{?\n}, @samp{?\v}, @samp{?\f},  @samp{?\b}, @samp{?\t}, @samp{?\n}, @samp{?\v}, @samp{?\f},
293  @samp{?\s}, @samp{?\r}, @samp{?\d}, and @samp{?\e}, respectively.  @samp{?\s}, @samp{?\r}, @samp{?\d}, and @samp{?\e}, respectively.
294  Thus,  (@samp{?\s} followed by a dash has a different meaning---it applies
295    the ``super'' modifier to the following character.)  Thus,
296    
297  @example  @example
298  ?\a @result{} 7                 ; @r{control-g, @kbd{C-g}}  ?\a @result{} 7                 ; @r{control-g, @kbd{C-g}}
# Line 311  Thus, Line 312  Thus,
312    These sequences which start with backslash are also known as    These sequences which start with backslash are also known as
313  @dfn{escape sequences}, because backslash plays the role of an  @dfn{escape sequences}, because backslash plays the role of an
314  ``escape character''; this terminology has nothing to do with the  ``escape character''; this terminology has nothing to do with the
315  character @key{ESC}.  @samp{\s} is meant for use only in character  character @key{ESC}.  @samp{\s} is meant for use in character
316  constants; in string constants, just write the space.  constants; in string constants, just write the space.
317    
318  @cindex control characters  @cindex control characters

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