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The Backslash: helping Linux users ignore things

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Uploaded by on Jul 28, 2009

Linux Journal's Shawn Powers shows you some uses of the backslash to ignore the next character.

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  • If you use tab completion, your folder names become escaped automagically. :)

  • very cool trick

  • Yet another helpful tip much appreciated. Thaaanks Shaaawn!

  • WOW! i already knew that \ at the end of a line lets me split a long line into multiple lines. BUT..i was not aware on WHY this is happening (like ignoring the CR) ;)) So thats again another really cool Tip from S.P. ! ! Its worth subscribing this channel :) THANKS !

  • sweet

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