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Windows Echo Un-escaped backslash
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In Windows command prompt, backslashes () are used as escape characters. If you need to echo a backslash without it being interpreted as an escape character, you can use a double backslash (\) to represent a single backslash. Here's an example:
batchecho This is a backslash: \\
This will output:
csharpThis is a backslash: \
By using a double backslash, the first backslash is treated as an escape character, and the second backslash is echoed as a literal backslash.
Alternatively, you can use the caret (^) as an escape character to echo a backslash:
batchecho This is a backslash: ^\
This will produce the same result:
csharpThis is a backslash: \
Using the caret (^) as an escape character prevents the backslash from being interpreted as a special character by the command prompt.
Both of these methods allow you to echo an un-escaped backslash in the Windows command prompt.