Syntax: Use &\ for escaping; abolish \&

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diff --git a/README b/README
index 67ce6cc17c8fd3755ecddf39a675a073850f11ff..d15a9f42d9239b9c8271d7a2729f2b34d6bacaad 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -247,7 +247,9 @@ So pathname syntax is a subset of:
     '&' [ '^' | '~' ] [ lc | '/' | '.' | '=' ]
 
 &&             =>      &&              for convenience in shell runes
-\&             =>      &               general escaping mechanism
+
+&\&            =>      &               general escaping mechanism
+&\$            =>      $
 
 & thing thing... &
 &^ thing thing... &
@@ -285,7 +287,7 @@ So pathname syntax is a subset of:
 
        Notably
                STUFFSTUFF              => STUFFSTUFF
-               \STUFF                  => STUFF
+               STUFF\STUFF             => STUFF
                STUFF:changequote &     => set escape back to &
 
 &TARGETS_things