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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).
