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    Usage of Backlash in the Terminal

    Hello! I am new to Linux and am getting used to working in the shell. I wanted to install the Gnu Compiler Collection and had planned on using the following commands to get it running.
    $ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/AVR \
    --target=avr --enable-languages="c,c++" \
    --disable-nls
    $ make
    # make install


    But I couldn't quite understand the function of the backslashes ('\'-marked them red here).
    This is what it typed in the terminal

    prasan@ubuntu:~/Downloads/gcc-4.7.0$ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/AVR \
    > --target=avr --enable-languages='c,c++" \
    > --disable-nls

    >

    1. Is this right?
    2. If so, can someone please tell me how to complete this set of instructions so that I could run configure file?
    (This '>' keeps coming as I return signaling that I haven't terminated the command properly)

    Last edited by prasanmouli; June 6th, 2012 at 10:14 AM. Reason: Making the title to be more concise

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