anonymous wrote: >> Is there any way to input such a literal? Both `...` and q"EOS...EOS" do >> not allow escape sequences. I'm on Linux, but I need precisely CRLF, not >> just \n. > > I'm probably missing the point, but: > > "Hello\r\nworld" > > Or if you want to include the \n verbatim: > > "Hello\r > world"
Thanks, this works - I don't know how I did it the first time, because I definitely tried that and failed. The other solution by Adam also works - thanks. -- Marek Janukowicz