3.15 Escape Sequences

Within strings and quoted atoms, the following escape sequences are recognized:

SequenceDescription
\bBackspace
\dDelete
\eEscape
\fForm feed
\nNewline
\rCarriage return
\sSpace
\tTab
\vVertical tab
\XYZ, \YZ, \ZCharacter with octal representation XYZ, YZ or Z
\xXYCharacter with hexadecimal representation XY
\x{X…}Character with hexadecimal representation; X… is one or more hexadecimal characters
\^a…\^z \^A…\^ZControl A to control Z
\'Single quote
\"Double quote
\Backslash

Table 3.1: Recognized Escape Sequences