From: jmc <jmc@openbsd.org>
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2017 07:32:09 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: backslash also escapes newlines when quoted;
X-Git-Url: http://artulab.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b48dd22db6b9e0a99e73a9c7ec42f554abd4126e;p=openbsd

backslash also escapes newlines when quoted;
from kshe
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diff --git a/bin/ksh/sh.1 b/bin/ksh/sh.1
index 390419653a0..1fc0e0e2f04 100644
--- a/bin/ksh/sh.1
+++ b/bin/ksh/sh.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$OpenBSD: sh.1,v 1.145 2017/12/15 20:51:28 jmc Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: sh.1,v 1.146 2017/12/30 07:32:09 jmc Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2015 Jason McIntyre <jmc@openbsd.org>
 .\"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: December 15 2017 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: December 30 2017 $
 .Dt SH 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ if the user wants to indicate to the shell not to interpret them as such.
 The following characters need quoting if their literal meaning is desired:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 | & ; < > ( ) $ \` \e " \(aq <space> <tab> <newline>
-* ?  [ # ~ = %
+* ? [ # ~ = %
 .Ed
 .Pp
 A backslash
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ A backslash
 .Pq \e
 within double quotes retains its special meaning,
 but only when followed by a backquote, dollar sign,
-double quote, or another backslash.
+double quote, newline, or another backslash.
 An at sign
 .Pq @
 within double quotes has a special meaning