Backslash

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     NAME
          Tcl_Backslash - parse a backslash sequence

     SYNOPSIS
          #include <tcl.h>

          char
          Tcl_Backslash(src, countPtr)

     ARGUMENTS
          char   *src        (in)      Pointer to  a  string  starting
                                       with a backslash.

          int    *countPtr   (out)     If   countPtr    isn't    NULL,
                                       *countPtr  gets  filled in with
                                       number  of  characters  in  the
                                       backslash  sequence,  including
                                       the backslash character.
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     DESCRIPTION
          This is a utility procedure  used  by  several  of  the  Tcl
          commands.   It  parses  a backslash sequence and returns the
          single   character   corresponding    to    the    sequence.
          Tcl_Backslash  modifies  *countPtr  to contain the number of
          characters in the backslash sequence.

          See the Tcl  manual  entry  for  information  on  the  valid
          backslash  sequences.  All of the sequences described in the
          Tcl manual entry are supported by Tcl_Backslash.


     KEYWORDS
          backslash, parse