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b: refs/heads/master
c: 532642f
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  6427: 6601db6
v: v3

Author: marijnh

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@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
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-refs/heads/master: bd16aac903357e30e1e3d3fe8390d6a6e2b7434c
+refs/heads/master: 532642f425a4e3c05d848299aec2b95e66e7909c

trunk/doc/tutorial/syntax.md

@@ -240,7 +240,12 @@ character escapes, using the backslash character:
 String literals allow the same escape sequences. They are written
 between double quotes (`"hello"`). Rust strings may contain newlines.
 When a newline is preceded by a backslash, it, and all white space
-following it, will not appear in the resulting string literal.
+following it, will not appear in the resulting string literal. So
+this is equivalent to `"abc"`:
+
+    let s = "a\
+             b\
+             c";
 
 ## Operators