What is an escape sequence

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1. What is an escape sequence? Name three escape sequences used by the echo command, and explain the significance of each.

2. Use printf to find out the hex and octal values of 255.

3. Run ps, then the script command, and then run ps again. What do you notice?

4. In what way is the mailx command superior to a GUI program like Netscape or Mozilla?

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