picolisp

commit 500f5672e2f36c9ece4c340056e180e4206eda3b
parent 55b2ff636f91c40c786f8e82c2617208ca91ebec
Author: Alexander Burger <abu@software-lab.de>
Date:   Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:08:40 +0200

Explanation of backslash before newline in transient symbols
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doc/ref.html
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diff --git a/doc/ref.html b/doc/ref.html
@@ -795,6 +795,17 @@ backslash. Control characters can be written with a preceding hat
 -> ("W" "e" "^I" "r" "d" "\\" "S" "t" "r" "\"" "i" "n" "g")
 </code></pre>
 
+<p>A backslash '<code>\</code>' in a transient symbol name at the end of a line
+discards the newline, and continues the name in the next line. In that case, all
+leading spaces and tabs in that line are discarded, to allow proper source code
+indentation.
+
+<p><pre><code>
+: "abc\
+   def"
+-> "abcdef"
+</code></pre>
+
 <p>The index for transient symbols is cleared automatically before and after
 <code><a href="refL.html#load">load</a></code>ing a source file, or it can be
 reset explicitly with the <code><a href="ref_.html#====">====</a></code>