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\e
an escape character
\\
backslash
\"
["], a double quotation mark
\'
['], a single quote or apostrophe
In addition to the gnu Emacs style escape sequences, a second set of backslash escapes is avail-
able:
\a
alert (bell)
\b
backspace
\d
delete
\f
form feed
\n
newline
\r
carriage return
\t
horizontal tab
\v
vertical tab
\
nnn
the eight-bit character whose value is the octal value
\x
HH
the eight-bit character whose value is the hexadecimal value
When entering the text of a macro, single or double quotes must be used to indicate a macro
definition. Unquoted text is assumed to be a function name. In the macro body, the backslash
escapes described above are expanded. Backslash will quote any other character in the macro
text, including
"
into the line:
"\C-x\\": "\\"
and . For example, the following binding will make
'
Chapter 29. Command Line Editing
(one to three digits)
nnn
(one or two hex digits)
HH
C-x \
insert a single
\