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Re: [ID 19991118.014] Error producing ^\ (chr 28) with "\c\\"

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From:
Ilya Zakharevich
Date:
November 19, 1999 01:04
Subject:
Re: [ID 19991118.014] Error producing ^\ (chr 28) with "\c\\"
Message ID:
199911190903.EAA18613@monk.mps.ohio-state.edu
,,, writes:
> "\c\\" whould be the correct syntax in my opinion; however, it appears
> that the \c logic sees two backslashes -- that the two backslashes
> aren't first reduced to one (as per double-quoting usually) before \c
> sees it.

And what would "\c\c\c\c\\" do, in your opinion? ;-)

perlop/"Gory details..."

Ilya
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