From b057efdb37a931633b5791339364d5c074b14eb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nitish Chandra Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 11:06:18 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] Use a better wording for escaping characters Replace the wording '... escapes the tab character ...' with '... represents the tab character ...'. Similarly for other escape sequences. --- doc_src/index.hdr.in | 28 ++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc_src/index.hdr.in b/doc_src/index.hdr.in index a557d9a11..2e059b415 100644 --- a/doc_src/index.hdr.in +++ b/doc_src/index.hdr.in @@ -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