How Do You Handle Special Characters in Unix Shell Script?
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When two or more special characters appear together, you must precede each with a backslash (e.g., you would enter ** as **). You can quote a backslash just as you would quote any other special character—by preceding it with a backslash (\).

How do you escape special characters in Unix shell script?

2. Escape characters. Escape characters are used to remove the special meaning from a single character. A non-quoted backslash, , is used as an escape character in Bash.

How do I use special characters in Linux?

On Linux, one of three methods should work: Hold Ctrl + ⇧ Shift and type U followed by up to eight hex digits (on main keyboard or numpad). Then release Ctrl + ⇧ Shift .

Marcus Vance

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