id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	os	architecture	failure	difficulty	testcase	blockedby	blocking	related
2007	:main deals poorly with \escape characters	NeilMitchell		"{{{
C:\Users\NewUser>ghci
GHCi, version 6.9.20071226: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
Loading package base ... linking ... done.
Prelude> :m System
Prelude System> let main = getArgs >>= print
Prelude System> :main foo\bar
[""foobar""]
Prelude System> :main foo\nbar
<interactive>:1:5: lexical error in string/character literal at character '\n'
}}}

Suggested behavour: :main does not look for or interpret escape codes at all."	bug	closed	normal	6.10 branch	GHCi	6.9	fixed			Unknown/Multiple	Unknown/Multiple		Unknown