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single quote. To include a single quote into such an argument,
precede it by a backslash. Anything contained in single quotes is
furthermore subject to C-like substitutions for
- <literal>\n</literal> (new line), <literal>\t</literal> (tab),
- <literal>\</literal><replaceable>digits</replaceable>,
- <literal>\0</literal><replaceable>digits</replaceable>, and
- <literal>\0x</literal><replaceable>digits</replaceable> (the
- character with the given decimal, octal, or hexadecimal code).
+ <literal>\n</literal> (new line), <literal>\t</literal> (tab), and
+ <literal>\</literal><replaceable>digits</replaceable> (octal).
</para>
<para>
<term><literal>%</literal><replaceable class="parameter">digits</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- The character with the indicated numeric code is substituted.
- If <replaceable class="parameter">digits</replaceable> starts
- with <literal>0x</literal> the rest of the characters are
- interpreted as hexadecimal; otherwise if the first digit is
- <literal>0</literal> the digits are interpreted as octal;
- otherwise the digits are read as a decimal number.
+ The character with the indicated octal code is substituted.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>