Jill, The standard is available at http://www.techstreet.com/cgi-bin/detail?product_id=232462
It is a bargain, the PDF file goes for $18.00 (yes, eighteen USD). The printed version is somewhat more expensive, $220.00. Go order it, and your desire for a reference will be satisfied. Regards Arnold ============================================================================ ========== -----Original Message----- From: Jill Ramonsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 8:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Backslash n [OT] was Line Separator and Paragraph Separator I am very happy to be corrected. Thank you very much. I would also greatly appreciate the "chapter and verse" ... not because I want to carry on arguing (I don't), but simply because I would very much like to have that standard available to me as a reference work. Thanks again, and my apologies John, Jill > -----Original Message----- > From: John Cowan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:19 PM > To: Jill Ramonsky > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Backslash n [OT] was Line Separator and > Paragraph Separator > > > Jill Ramonsky scripsit: > > > This is axiomatically *THE* definition. Period. Everything else is > > merely quoting, rephrasing or reinterpretting this original. > > Absolutely not. The *standard* for the C programming language is now > ISO/IEC 9899. > Anyone have the standard handy to quote chapter and verse? >