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| * Dodging local macros (backtick) | |
| * works | |
| file open tb using "test1.tex", write replace | |
| file write tb "These are backticks: " "`" "`" "air quotes''. "_n | |
| file close tb | |
| * works | |
| !echo "These are backticks:" "`=char(92)'`=char(96)'""`=char(92)'`=char(96)'""air quotes''." > test2.tex | |
| * doesn’t work | |
| file open tb using "test1-bad.tex", write replace | |
| file write tb "These are backticks: ``air quotes''. "_n | |
| file close tb | |
| * doesn't work | |
| !echo "These are backticks:" "\`\`air quotes''." > test2-bad.tex | |
| * also doesn't work | |
| !echo "These are backticks:" "\" "`" "\" "`" "air quotes''." > test2-bad2.tex | |
| * Dodging global macros (dollar sign) | |
| * works | |
| file open tb using "test3.tex", write replace | |
| file write tb "The shirt costs " "$" "USD 15. "_n | |
| file close tb | |
| * works | |
| !echo "The shirt costs" "`=char(92)'`=char(36)'""USD 15." > test4.tex | |
| * doesn’t work | |
| file open tb using "test3-bad.tex", write replace | |
| file write tb "The shirt costs $USD 15. "_n | |
| file close tb | |
| * doesn't work | |
| !echo "The shirt costs $USD 15." > test4-bad.tex | |
| * also doesn't work | |
| !echo "The shrit costs " "\" "$USD " "15." > test4-bad2.tex |
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