Escape sequences

Chapter 5 Customizing Generation with 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 end of line	Creates a continuation character (ignores the new line)
. at beginning of line	Ignores the line
.. at beginning of line	Creates a dot character (to generate a macro)
%%	Creates a percent character

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