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@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ would remove the two files 'cumbersome' and 'filename.txt'.
Some characters can not be written directly on the command line. For these characters, so called escape sequences are provided. These are:
-- '\\a' escapes the alert character
-- '\\b' escapes the backspace character
-- '\\e' escapes the escape character
-- '\\f' escapes the form feed character
-- '\\n' escapes a newline character
-- '\\r' escapes the carriage return character
-- '\\t' escapes the tab character
-- '\\v' escapes the vertical tab character
+- '\\a' represents the alert character
+- '\\b' represents the backspace character
+- '\\e' represents the escape character
+- '\\f' represents the form feed character
+- '\\n' represents a newline character
+- '\\r' represents the carriage return character
+- '\\t' represents the tab character
+- '\\v' represents the vertical tab character
- '\\ ' escapes the space character
- '\\$' escapes the dollar character
- '\\\\' escapes the backslash character
@@ -110,18 +110,18 @@ Some characters can not be written directly on the command line. For these chara
- '\\"' escapes the quote character
- '\\'' escapes the apostrophe character
-- '\\xxx', where xx is a hexadecimal number, escapes the ascii character with the specified value. For example, `\x9` is the tab character.
+- '\\xxx', where xx is a hexadecimal number, represents the ascii character with the specified value. For example, `\x9` is the tab character.
-- '\\Xxx', where xx is a hexadecimal number, escapes a byte of data with the specified value. If you are using a mutibyte encoding, this can be used to enter
+- '\\Xxx', where xx is a hexadecimal number, represents a byte of data with the specified value. If you are using a mutibyte encoding, this can be used to enter
invalid strings. Only use this if you know what you are doing.
-- '\\ooo', where ooo is an octal number, escapes the ascii character with the specified value. For example, `\011` is the tab character.
+- '\\ooo', where ooo is an octal number, represents the ascii character with the specified value. For example, `\011` is the tab character.
-- '\\uxxxx', where xxxx is a hexadecimal number, escapes the 16-bit Unicode character with the specified value. For example, `\u9` is the tab character.
+- '\\uxxxx', where xxxx is a hexadecimal number, represents the 16-bit Unicode character with the specified value. For example, `\u9` is the tab character.
-- '\\Uxxxxxxxx', where xxxxxxxx is a hexadecimal number, escapes the 32-bit Unicode character with the specified value. For example, `\U9` is the tab character.
+- '\\Uxxxxxxxx', where xxxxxxxx is a hexadecimal number, represents the 32-bit Unicode character with the specified value. For example, `\U9` is the tab character.
-- '\\cx', where x is a letter of the alphabet, escapes the control sequence generated by pressing the control key and the specified letter. For example, `\ci` is the tab character
+- '\\cx', where x is a letter of the alphabet, represents the control sequence generated by pressing the control key and the specified letter. For example, `\ci` is the tab character
\subsection redirects Input/Output (IO) redirection