51.5 Escape Sequences
A backslash occurring inside integers in `0'' notation or inside
quoted atoms or strings has special meaning, and indicates the
start of an escape sequence. Character escaping can be turned off
for compatibility with old code. The following escape sequences
exist:
\b- backspace (character code 8)
\t- horizontal tab (character code 9)
\n- newline (character code 10)
\v- vertical tab (character code 11)
\f- form feed (character code 12)
\r- carriage return (character code 13)
\e- escape (character code 27)
\d\^? SICStus only- delete (character code 127)
\a- alarm (character code 7)
\xhex-digit...\ ISO only\xhex-digithex-digit SICStus only- the character code represented by the hexadecimal digits
\octal-digit...\ ISO only\octal-digit?octal-digit?octal-digit SICStus only- the character code represented by the octal digits.
\^char SICStus only- the character code char
mod 32, where char is a
letter.
\<LFD>- A single newline character is ignored.
The purpose of this is to allow a string or quoted-name to
be spread over multiple lines.
\layout-char SICstus only- A single layout-char, for example a newline, is ignored.
\c SICStus only- All characters up to, but not including, the next non-layout character
are ignored.
\\, \', \", \`- Stand for the character following the `\'.
\other SICStus only- A character not mentioned in this table stands for itself.