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Escape Sequences for Characters, Indicators, and Functions
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Section Escape
Reference Sequence Meaning
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10.1 \fB\e\e\fR \e (to prevent or delay the interpretation of \e\|)
10.1 \fB\ee\fR Printable version of the \fIcurrent\fR escape character.
2.1 \fB\e\'\fR \' (acute accent); equivalent to \fB\e(aa\fR
2.1 \fB\e\`\fR \` (grave accent); equivalent to \fB\e(ga\fR
2.1 \fB\e\-\fR \- Minus sign in the \fIcurrent\fR font
7 \fB\e\^.\fR Period (dot) (see \fBde\fR)
11.1 \fB\e\fR(space) Unpaddable space-size space character
11.1 \fB\e0\fR Digit width space
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11.1 \fB\e\||\fR 1\(sl6\|em narrow space character (zero width in \*(NR)
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11.1 \fB\e^\fR 1\(sl12\|em half-narrow space character (zero width in \*(NR)
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4.1 \fB\e&\fR Non-printing, zero width character
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10.6 \fB\e!\fR Transparent line indicator
10.7 \fB\e"\fR Beginning of comment
7.3 \fB\e$\fIN\fR Interpolate argument 1\(<=\fIN\fR\(<=9
13 \fB\e%\fR Default optional hyphenation character
2.1 \fB\e(\fIxx\fR Character named \fIxx\fR
7.1 \fB\e\(**\fIx\fR,|\fB\e\(**(\fIxx\fR Interpolate string \fIx\fR or \fIxx\fR
9.1 \fB\ea\fR Non-interpreted leader character
12.3 \fB\eb\fI\'abc...\|\'\fR Bracket building function
4.2 \fB\ec\fR Interrupt text processing
11.1 \fB\ed\fR Forward (down) 1\(sl2\|em vertical motion (1\(sl2 line in \*(NR)
2.2 \fB\ef\fIx\fR,\fB\ef(\fIxx\fR,\fB\ef\fIN\fR Change to font named \fIx\fR or \fIxx\fR, or position \fIN\fR
11.1 \fB\eh\fI\'N|\'\fR Local horizontal motion; move right \fIN\fR \fI(negative left)\fR
11.3 \fB\ek\fIx\fR Mark horizontal \fIinput\fR place in register \fIx\fR
12.4 \fB\el\fI\|\'Nc\|\'\fR Horizontal line drawing function (optionally with \fIc\fR\|)
12.4 \fB\eL\fI\'Nc\|\'\fR Vertical line drawing function (optionally with \fIc\fR\|)
8 \fB\en\fIx\fR,\fB\en(\fIxx\fR Interpolate number register \fIx\fR or \fIxx\fR
12.1 \fB\eo\fI\'abc...\|\'\fR Overstrike characters \fIa, b, c, ...\fR
4.1 \fB\ep\fR Break and spread output line
11.1 \fB\er\fR Reverse 1\|em vertical motion (reverse line in \*(NR)
2.3 \fB\es\fIN\fR,\|\fB\es\fI\(+-N\fR Point-size change function
9.1 \fB\et\fR Non-interpreted horizontal tab
11.1 \fB\eu\fR Reverse (up) 1\(sl2\|em vertical motion (1\(sl2 line in \*(NR)
11.1 \fB\ev\fI\'N\|\|\'\fR Local vertical motion; move down \fIN\fR \fI(negative up)\fR
11.2 \fB\ew\fI\'string\|\'\fR Interpolate width of \fIstring\fR
5.2 \fB\ex\fI\'N\|\|\'\fR Extra line-space function \fI(negative before, positive after)\fR
12.2 \fB\ez\fIc\fR Print \fIc\fR with zero width (without spacing)
16 \fB\e{\fR Begin conditional input
16 \fB\e}\fR End conditional input
10.7 \fB\e\fR(newline) Concealed (ignored) newline
- \fB\e\fIX\fR \fIX\fR, any character \fInot\fR listed above
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The escape sequences
\fB\e\e\fR,
\fB\e\^.\fR,
\fB\e"\fR,
\fB\e$\fR,
\fB\e\(**\fR,
\fB\ea\fR,
\fB\en\fR,
\fB\et\fR,
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\fB\e\fR(newline) are interpreted in \fIcopy mode\fR (\(sc7.2).