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The backslash character \ (not to be confused with slash /) is used in many languages to quote the next character, i.e. to make it lose its special meaning.

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How can I escape the backslashes in the string: 'pictures\12761_1.jpg'? I know about raw string. How can I convert …

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How to escape backslashes in R string

I'm writing strings which contain backslashes (\) to a file: x1 = "\\str" x2 = "\\\str" # Error: '\s' is an unrecognized escape …

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Golang : Escaping single quotes

Is there a way to escape single quotes in go? The following: str := "I'm Bob, and I'm 25." str = strings.Replace(…

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How to replace a double backslash with a single backslash in python?

I have a string. In that string are double backslashes. I want to replace the double backslashes with single backslashes, …

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How to handle backslash character in PowerShell -replace string operations?

I am using -replace to change a path from source to destination. However I am not sure how to handle …

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How to print out a backslash in LaTeX

I want to write a backslash character to a text file using LaTeX. The first line of code below declares …

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Replace single backslash with double backslash

It seems simple enough, right? Well, I don't know. Here's the code I'm trying: input = Regex.Replace(input, "\\", "\\\\\\"); However, I'm …

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Find backslash (\) in a string --Python

How can I compare if a backslash is in my string? I don't know how to write the backslash symbol …

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How to escape a backslash in R?

I'm working in R and having troubles escaping the backslash. I am using the library stringr. install.packages("stringr", repos=…

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Why is '\x' invalid in Python?

I was experimenting with '\' characters, using '\a\b\c...' just to enumerate for myself which characters …

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