escape | encoding |
---|---|
\' | single quote |
\" | double quote |
\\ | slosh (backslash) |
\a | ASCII Bell (BEL) |
\b | ASCII Backspace (BS) |
\f | ASCII Form Feed (FF) |
\n | ASCII Line Feed (LF) |
\r | ASCII Carriage Return (CR) |
\t | ASCII Horizontal Tab (HT) |
\v | ASCII Vertical Tab (VT) |
\ooo | Single byte with octal value ooo |
\xhhh .. | Single byte with hex value xxx, modulo 256 |
\uXXXX | ISO-10646/UTF-8 short |
\UXXXXXXXX | ISO-10646/UTF-8 long |
Bimodal compatibility support is not fully operational yet.
4.7.1. ISO-10646 escapes