Escape sequences
Within string and regular-expression constants, the following escape sequences may be used.
Sequence | Meaning | Sequence | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
\a | Alert (bell) | \v | Vertical tab |
\b | Backspace | \\ | Literal backslash |
\f | Form feed | \nnn | Octal value nnn |
\n | Newline | \xnn | Hexadecimal value nn |
\r | Carriage return | \” | Literal double quote (in strings) |
\t | Tab | \/ | Literal slash (in regular expressions) |
Tip
The \x escape sequence is a common extension; it is not part of POSIX awk
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