From 27514d58573ce1f844af4ea60afa72c7f58f1cd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jasper Ras <jras@hostnet.nl>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:09:29 +0200
Subject: vault backup: 2025-08-21 22:09:29

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+```puppet
+@(END) <- no str interpolation
+@("END") <- quotes around END enable string interpolation ${}
+@("END"/$) <- interpolation + we can escape from it using \$ for a literal $
+END
+   | END
+
+```
+
+#### Escape sequences
+
+|Switch to put in the heredoc tag|Escape sequence to use in the heredoc string|Result in the string value|
+|---|---|---|
+|(automatic)|`\\`|Single backslash. This switch is enabled when any other escape sequence is enabled.|
+|`n`|`\n`|New line|
+|`r`|`\r`|Carriage return|
+|`t`|`\t`|Tab|
+|`s`|`\s`|Space|
+|`$`|`\$`|Literal dollar sign (to prevent interpolation)|
+|`u`|`\uXXXX` or `\u{XXXXXX}`|Unicode character number `XXXX` (a four-digit hexadecimal number) or `XXXXXX` (a two- to six-digit hexadecimal number)|
+|`L`|`\<New line or carriage return>`|Nothing. This lets you put line breaks in the heredoc source code that does not appear in the string value.
\ No newline at end of file
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