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Escaping the Backslash

ACtheMadScripter
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Sep 12, 2000, 8:23 AM

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Escaping the Backslash	Can't Post

I need to escape a backslash(metacharecter)

ie.

print " \"%t %h %{SSL_PROTOCOL}x %{SSL_CIPHER}x \"%r\" %b\n";

The two backslashes in the line around the %r need to be escaped cuz they need to appear in the file im appending to. Logic tells me to backslash the backslashes, but that dosent appear to work for me. Can anyone help a MAD MAN!

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japhy
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Sep 11, 2000, 10:32 PM

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Re: Escaping the Backslash [In reply to]	Can't Post

In

<BLOCKQUOTE>code:<HR>

"foo \"blat\" bar"
</pre><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

the backslashes are there to escape the quotes. If you want a backslash to appear, you must put one in, and backslash it:

<BLOCKQUOTE>code:<HR>

"foo \\\"blat\\\" bar"
</pre><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

That would make the string appear, LITERALLY, as

<BLOCKQUOTE>code:<HR>

foo \"blat\" bar
</pre><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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