.. _Strings:

Strings
=======

.. rst-class:: lead

   
You may use single quoted (') or double quoted (") strings to group a piece of text so that it will be considered a single directive argument. Example:

.. code-block::

 +define+FOO='my macro'

To use a quotation mark **"** in a string, you should escape it using backslash **\\** like this:

.. code-block::

 +define+MOO="Hello \"Moo\""

You can also use **\"** as string delimiter, and any **"** inside the string defined like this are considered as part of the string, like this:

.. code-block::

 +define+MOO=\"Hello "Moo"\"

.. note::
    
    When in vcs compatibility mode, the escaping only works in files included with **-file** (see :ref:`Including Other Argument Files`).

