perlrebackslash

perlrebackslash

• NAME
• DESCRIPTION
  • The backslash
  • All the sequences and escapes
  • Character Escapes
  • Modifiers
  • Character classes
  • Referencing
  • Assertions
  • Misc

NAME

perlrebackslash - Perl Regular Expression Backslash Sequences and Escapes

DESCRIPTION

The top level documentation about Perl regular expressions is found in perlre.

This document describes all backslash and escape sequences. After explaining the role of the backslash, it lists all the sequences that have a special meaning in Perl regula