.Dd June 29, 2014
.Dt DE-ESCNAME 1
.Os OpenBSD
.Sh NAME
.Nm de-escname
.Nd escape sequences in macro names
.Sh DESCRIPTION
initial text
.Pp
define second = val2
.de second
val2
..
.Pp
define first\esecond = val3
.de first\\second end3
val3
.end3
.Pp
define first = val1
.de first\esecond
val1
..
.Pp
Values (first, second, first\esecond):
.first
.second
.first\\second
.Pp
Remove all but second:
.rm first\\second first\esecond second
.first
.second
.first\\second
.Pp
macro seperated from argument by an escape sequence:
.de witharg
.Dq \\$1
..
.witharg\(enargument
.Pp
final text