Lines Matching refs:backslash

146    single: backslash character
148 Two or more physical lines may be joined into logical lines using backslash
149 characters (``\``), as follows: when a physical line ends in a backslash that is
151 a single logical line, deleting the backslash and the following end-of-line
159 A line ending in a backslash cannot carry a comment.  A backslash does not
160 continue a comment.  A backslash does not continue a token except for string
162 physical lines using a backslash).  A backslash is illegal elsewhere on a line
224 using backslashes; the whitespace up to the first backslash determines the
454 *triple-quoted strings*).  The backslash (``\``) character is used to escape
455 characters that otherwise have a special meaning, such as newline, backslash
458 different rules for interpreting backslash escape sequences.  A prefix of
549 unchanged, i.e., *the backslash is left in the string*.  (This behavior is
555 When an ``'r'`` or ``'R'`` prefix is present, a character following a backslash
558 a backslash and a lowercase ``'n'``.  String quotes can be escaped with a
559 backslash, but the backslash remains in the string; for example, ``r"\""`` is a
560 valid string literal consisting of two characters: a backslash and a double
563 single backslash* (since the backslash would escape the following quote
564 character).  Note also that a single backslash followed by a newline is
573 be escaped with a preceding backslash; however, both remain in the string.  As a