@table @asis
-@item Backslash escapes.
+@item Backslash escapes
@cindex backslash escapes
A backslash followed by a character not listed below causes an error
@table @samp
@item \a
-Control-G,
+Control-G.
@item \b
-Control-H,
+Control-H.
@item \f
-Control-L,
+Control-L.
@item \n
-Control-J,
+Control-J.
@item \r
-Control-M,
+Control-M.
@item \t
-Control-I,
+Control-I.
@item \v
-Control-K,
+Control-K.
@item \@var{ooo}
The character with the value given by @var{ooo}, which is 1 to 3
octal digits,
A backslash.
@end table
-@item Ranges.
+@item Ranges
@cindex ranges
The notation @samp{@var{m}-@var{n}} expands to all of the characters
long as the brackets in @var{string1} correspond to identical brackets
in @var{string2}.
-@item Repeated characters.
+@item Repeated characters
@cindex repeated characters
The notation @samp{[@var{c}*@var{n}]} in @var{set2} expands to @var{n}
@var{set1}. If @var{n} begins with @samp{0}, it is interpreted in
octal, otherwise in decimal.
-@item Character classes.
+@item Character classes
@cindex characters classes
The notation @samp{[:@var{class}:]} expands to all of the characters in
Hexadecimal digits.
@end table
-@item Equivalence classes.
+@item Equivalence classes
@cindex equivalence classes
The syntax @samp{[=@var{c}=]} expands to all of the characters that are