[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) writes:
> John Tromp wrote:
>> The idea of "escaping" a '!' with a backslash is rather lost if the
>> escaping character shows through. Wouldn't it be more useful to
>> remove the backslash? Now, when I want to echo the 3 characters
>> '!', I have to do something li
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John Tromp wrote:
> That is perfectly clear!
>
> However, the question remains: what is the rationale of that specification?
I was not part of the decision and can