Defining escape sequences

Chapter 9 Generation Reference Guide (GTL)

Escape sequences are specific characters sequences used for layout of the generated file output.

The following escape sequences can be used inside templates:

Escape sequence	Description
\n	New line character, creates a new line
\t	Tab character, creates a tab
\\	Creates a backslash
\ at the end of a line	Creates a continuation character (ignores the new line)
. at the beginning of a line	Ignores the line
.. at the beginning of a line	Creates a dot character (to generate a macro)
%%	Creates a percent character

For more information on escape sequences, see the "Using new lines in head and tail string" section.