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Probably most of the time a file name will be specified in the first
form, without using quotes. If the file name however has a space or a
colon in it, escape that character with a backslash. Also, if you need
to enter a backslash and the character following that is unlucky
enough to be a colon, space, or backslash use two backslashes. Some
examples:

   gcd.pl       => gcd.pl
   /tmp/gcd.pl  =>  /tmp/gcd.pl
   C\:gcd.pl    =>  C:gcd.pl
   C\:\gcd.pl   =>  C:\gcd.pl
   C\:\\gcd.pl  =>  C:\gcd.pl  # Note: double slash not needed
   \\new.pl     =>  \new.pl     # Note: double slash, or filename has newline
   my\ file.pl  =>  my file.pl


The quoted string is useful if you have a file name that contains
several characters that normally confuse the debugger parser, notably
a space, newline, or a colon. The quoted string starts with a double
quote ("). Escape sequences are allowed inside the string to be able
to enter tabs or newlines, or a double quote inside the string. The
list of translations is as follows: