Control-\
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In computing, control-\ is a control character in ASCII code, also known as the file separator (FS) character. It is generated by pressing the \ key while holding down the Ctrl key on a computer keyboard.
Under most UNIX-based operating systems control-\ is used to terminate a running process from a command shell and have it produce a memory core dump by sending it a SIGQUIT signal.[1]
In the Emacs text editor, it is the default keystroke mapping for autocompletion.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Stevens, W. Richard; Rago, Stephen A. (2013), Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, Addison-Wesley professional computing series, Pearson Education, p. 300, ISBN 9780321637734
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