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Chapter 1 Introduction 13
Entering Special Characters in String Values
Several commands have options that are string values, for example the
“set alarm” command’s “match” option and the “set autoconnect”
command’s “connect_on_string” option.
Escape Sequences for Special Characters
Special characters can be entered in strings using the following escape
sequences:
Length Limitations on String Values
String values for certain command options have specific limitations on the
maximum total string value including special characters, and the maximum
parsed value (that is, the character-string length when any escape
sequences in the string are processed). The option descriptions note these
maximum lengths.
Escape
Sequence
Processed as:
\* Match any character. This escape sequence is only available on the
“set alarm match=string” option.
\a Alert character.
\b Backspace character.
\f Form-feed character.
\n New-line character.
\r Carriage-return character.
\s Acts as a separator between characters. This sequence allows you to
enter a string such as “\xB8\s4” where you want the B8 translated as
a hexadecimal character separate from the numeric character 4.
\t Horizontal tab character.
\v Vertical tab character.
\\ Backslash character ( \ ).
\xN A hexadecimal number, where N is up to 20 hexadecimal digits. For
example: \x10\x2
\N An octal byte, where N is up to 3 octal digits. For example: \2 or
\208