1ESC-BS_MDOC(1)              General Commands Manual             ESC-BS_MDOC(1)
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4     eesscc--bbss__mmddoocc - escaped backslashes in mdoc(7) code
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7     on a text line: prefix\suffix
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9     in a macro definition: prefix(initial)suffix prefix(later)suffix
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11     in a string definition: prefix(initial)middle(later)suffix
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13     in a high-level macro argument: pprreeffiixx((llaatteerr))ssuuffffiixx
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15     in a user-defined macro argument: {prefix(later)suffix}
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17OpenBSD                        January 17, 2019                        OpenBSD
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