Special Characters
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You can enter Escape and binary codes in 'C' style syntax using the backslash character ('\'). HostExplorer treats inline spaces as part of the sequence.
\a—Bell (alert)
\b—Backspace
\e—Escape
\f—Formfeed
\n—Newline
\r—Carriage return
\t—Horizontal tab
\v—Vertical tab
\'—Single quotation mark
\”—Double quotation mark
\\—Backslash
\xhh—ASCII character in hexadecimal notation
Using the sequence \xhh, you can specify any ASCII character as a hexadecimal character code. For example, you can set the ASCII backspace character as the normal C escape sequence (\b), or you can code it as \x08 hexadecimal.
You must use at least one digit for a hexadecimal escape sequence, but you can omit the second digit. Therefore, you can specify the hexadecimal escape sequence for the backspace as either \x8 or \x08.
You can enter control sequences using the caret format. For example, to enter a Ctrl+A value, you would type ^A. To enter a caret, enter the caret character twice, for example: ^^