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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers ./configure backslash questions Post 302311381 by pludi on Tuesday 28th of April 2009 01:19:17 PM
Old 04-28-2009
The backslash here has the same meaning as in C: to remove the special meaning from the next character, in this case the newline, making it the same as a regular whitespace. It's used to split a command line into multiple lines for better readability.

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