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Multi-line expressions ​

It is often possible to have expressions that span multiple lines without adding anything. However, in some cases it is necessary to add a backslash before the new line in order for the parser to know that an expression continues on the next line. An example of a situation like this is a shell-style function call.

elk
echo this line \
    spans several \
    lines
echo this line \
    spans several \
    lines