Backup and Restore 2 Manual

Using the BRCOM Command Interface
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Octal ASCII Character Code
In this example, the lines are split and indented for readability in an IN file or command
file:
BR> BACKUP $TAPE, OSS
BR+> "/longDirName/longerDirName/EvenLongerDirName/Longest"
BR+> "DirName/filename";
Octal ASCII Character Code
You can specify any character as an octal ASCII character code such as \0nnn.
nnn
is a three-digit octal number from 000 through 377. For example, you could specify
the tab character, octal 11, as \011.
Specifying Special Characters
You can specify special characters using the escape sequences listed in Table 4-1.
Specifying a Backslash Character
A backslash followed by any other character than \0, \a, \b, \t, \n, \v, \f,
\r is interpreted as the second character. Use \\ or \0134 to specify backslash as
part of a path name.
Table 4-1. Escape Sequences
Character Name
\ Escape
Sequence Equivalent Octal Escape Sequence
bell \a \0007
backspace \b \0010
horizontal tab \t \0011
newline \n \0012
vertical tab \v \0013
formfeed \f \0014
carriage return \r \0015