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.Ar string2 .

Any character other than a backslash or newline can be used instead of

a slash to delimit the strings.

.Pp

Within

.Ar string1

and

.Ar string2 ,

a backslash followed by any character other than a newline is that literal

a backslash followed by another backslash

character, and a backslash followed by an

is replaced by a single backslash,

a backslash followed by an

.Sq n

is replaced by a newline character.

is replaced by a newline character,

and a backslash followed by the delimiting character

is replaced by that character,

causing it to be treated literally,

with the exception of the

.Sq n

character,

which will still be treated like a newline character.

It is an error for a backslash to not be followed by another backslash,

.Sq n ,

or the delimiting character,

or for

.Ar string1

to contain repeating characters.

.It [0addr] Ns Ic \&: Ns Ar label

This function does nothing; it bears a

.Ar label