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How to escape @ characters in Subversion managed file names?
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What is the proper use of \@ (i.e., backslash-at)?
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Why is Apache removing multiple slashes?
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Why does my terminal show a string like this?
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What's the difference between !, %, and @ in replacement tokens?
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What do the slashes mean in the character tables?
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In bash, how do I escape an exclamation mark?
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What does the double slash mean in `${f// /_}`?
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Why can't markdown used by Stack Exchange properly render a backward slash?
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