Annotation of 43BSD/usr.lib/learn/editor/L44.1f, revision 1.1

1.1     ! root        1: #print
        !             2: The next step is to learn how to edit a line
        !             3: that contains a backslash.  On the left side of an "s"
        !             4: command, you place a "\" before the "\" to turn off
        !             5: its special meaning, just as for any other special
        !             6: character like "*" or "[".  For example,
        !             7: if you have the line
        !             8:    c = '\n'
        !             9: you can change it into
        !            10:    c = 'n'
        !            11: with the command
        !            12:    s/\\n/n/
        !            13: or
        !            14:    s/\\//
        !            15: (Your choice.)
        !            16: 
        !            17: Practice by removing all the backslashes from the
        !            18: file "junk"; when you're done, re-write it and
        !            19: type "ready".
        !            20: #create Ref
        !            21: Now is the time for all good
        !            22: men to come to the aid of
        !            23: their party, or something like that.
        !            24: #create junk
        !            25: Now is \the \tim\\e for all good
        !            26: m\\en \to com\\e \to \the aid of
        !            27: \their par\ty, or som\\e\thing like \tha\t.
        !            28: #user
        !            29: #cmp Ref junk
        !            30: #log
        !            31: #next
        !            32: 44.1g 10

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