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 | ' | 5.6.1 Requests | 
 | ' | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | ' | 5.6.3.1 Comments | 
 | ' | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 
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 | ( | 5.5 Identifiers | 
 | ( | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 
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| . |  |  | 
 | . | 5.6.1 Requests | 
 | . | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 
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| [ |  |  | 
 | [ | 5.5 Identifiers | 
 | [ | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 
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| \ |  |  | 
 | \ | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \! | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \! | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \! | 5.25 Diversions | 
 | \! | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \!, and trnt | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \!, incompatibilities with Unix troff | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \" | 5.6.3.1 Comments | 
 | \# | 5.6.3.1 Comments | 
 | \$ | 5.21.2 Parameters | 
 | \$* | 5.21.2 Parameters | 
 | \$, when reading test for a macro | 5.21.1 Copy-in Mode | 
 | \$0 | 5.21.2 Parameters | 
 | \$@ | 5.21.2 Parameters | 
 | \% | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \% | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \% | 5.9 Manipulating Hyphenation | 
 | \% | 5.9 Manipulating Hyphenation | 
 | \% | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \% | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \& | 5.1.3 Sentences | 
 | \& | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \& | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \& | 5.20.2 while | 
 | \& | 5.23 Drawing Requests | 
 | \& | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \& | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \& | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \&, escaping control characters | 5.6.1 Requests | 
 | \' | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \' | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \' | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \' | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \( | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \( | 5.17.4 Using Symbols | 
 | \) | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \) | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \) | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \* | 5.19 Strings | 
 | \*(lq | 4.1.4 Miscellaneous | 
 | \*(rq | 4.1.4 Miscellaneous | 
 | \*(Tm | 4.1.4 Miscellaneous | 
 | \*, incompatibilities with Unix troff | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \*, when reading test for a macro | 5.21.1 Copy-in Mode | 
 | \*R | 4.1.4 Miscellaneous | 
 | \*S | 4.1.4 Miscellaneous | 
 | \, | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \, | 5.17.1 Changing Fonts | 
 | \- | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \- | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \- | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \- | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \/ | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \/ | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \/ | 5.17.1 Changing Fonts | 
 | \0 | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \0 | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \0 | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \? | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \? | 5.25 Diversions | 
 | \?, incompatibilities with Unix troff | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \@ | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \@ | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \[ | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \[ | 5.17.4 Using Symbols | 
 | \\ | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \\, when reading test for a macro | 5.21.1 Copy-in Mode | 
 | \^ | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \^ | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \^ | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \^ | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \_ | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \_ | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \_ | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \_ | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \` | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \` | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \` | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \` | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \a | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \A | 5.5 Identifiers | 
 | \a | 5.11.1 Leaders | 
 | \A | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \A | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \a | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \b | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \b | 5.23 Drawing Requests | 
 | \C | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \c | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \c | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \C | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \C | 5.17.4 Using Symbols | 
 | \c | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \D | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \d | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \d | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \D | 5.23 Drawing Requests | 
 | \D | 8.1.3 Drawing Functions | 
 | \d | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \E | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \e | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \e | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \E | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \e | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \e | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \e | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \e, incompatibilities with Unix troff | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \f | 5.17 Fonts | 
 | \f | 5.17.1 Changing Fonts | 
 | \f | 5.17.1 Changing Fonts | 
 | \g | 5.7.4 Assigning Formats | 
 | \h | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \H | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \H | 5.18.2 Fractional Type Sizes | 
 | \h | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \k | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \L | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \l | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \L | 5.17.4 Using Symbols | 
 | \l | 5.17.4 Using Symbols | 
 | \L | 5.23 Drawing Requests | 
 | \l | 5.23 Drawing Requests | 
 | \N | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \n | 5.7.2 Interpolating Registers | 
 | \n | 5.7.3 Auto-increment | 
 | \N | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \N | 5.17.4 Using Symbols | 
 | \n | 5.7.3 Auto-increment | 
 | \N | 8.2.2 Font file format | 
 | \n, incompatibilities with Unix troff | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \n, when reading test for a macro | 5.21.1 Copy-in Mode | 
 | \o | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \p | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \p | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \p | 5.8 Manipulating Filling and Adjusting | 
 | \r | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \R | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \R | 5.7.1 Setting Registers | 
 | \r | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \r | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \R | 5.7.1 Setting Registers | 
 | \R | 5.7.1 Setting Registers | 
 | \R | 5.7.3 Auto-increment | 
 | \RET | 5.19 Strings | 
 | \RET, when reading test for a macro | 5.21.1 Copy-in Mode | 
 | \s | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \S | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \s | 5.18.1 Changing Type Sizes | 
 | \s | 5.18.2 Fractional Type Sizes | 
 | \SP | 5.6.1.1 Request Arguments | 
 | \SP | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \SP | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \SP | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \SP | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \t | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \t | 5.11 Tabs and Fields | 
 | \t | 5.12 Character Translations | 
 | \u | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \u | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \u | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \v | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \V | 5.27 I/O | 
 | \v | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \w | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \w | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \w | 8.1.3 Drawing Functions | 
 | \x | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \X | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \X | 5.28 Postprocessor Access | 
 | \x | 5.10 Manipulating Spacing | 
 | \Y | 5.28 Postprocessor Access | 
 | \Z | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \{ | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \{ | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \{ | 5.20.1 if-else | 
 | \{ | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \| | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \| | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \| | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \| | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \} | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \} | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \} | 5.20.1 if-else | 
 | \} | 5.31 Implementation Differences | 
 | \}, debugging | 5.30.1 Warnings | 
 | \~ | 5.6.1.1 Request Arguments | 
 | \~ | 5.6.3 Escapes | 
 | \~ | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 | \~ | 5.22 Page Motions | 
 
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