B. Terminal Monitor : Terminal Monitor Macros : Special Characters
 
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Special Characters
Certain characters are used internally; normally you do not even see them. But they can appear in the output of a {dump} command and can sometimes be used to create very intricate macros. \| matches any number of spaces, tabs or newlines. It even matches zero, but only between words, as can occur with punctuation. For example, \| matches the spot between the last character of a word and a comma following it.
Character
Description
\|
Matches any number of spaces, tabs or newlines
\^
Matches exactly one space, tab or newline
\&
Matches exactly zero spaces, tabs or newlines, but only between words