Re: file names containing '$'

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From: Carey Richard Murphey
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 1990 01:02

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In article <9007260015.AA01750@lem> tmb@AI.MIT.EDU (Thomas M. Breuel) writes:
   I have difficultly editing files containing (actually, starting with)
   a '$' sign. Emacs tries to such file names as environment variables,
   and I can't seem to find a mechanism for quoting the '$' (preceding
   it with a '\' doesn't help).

Use $$ where ever you want a $. 
--
Rich@Rice.edu

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Subject: Re: file names containing '$'
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