Keep node from stripping \ (Escape slashes) when saving strings?

Question

I have a string template that includes the following:

    "echo": "echo \"$PWD\""

When I save the template to the file system, node strips out the escape characters ( \ ), so that in the above case the output would be:

    "echo": "echo "$PWD""

How do we keep node from stripping the escape characters?

Tried how? What form does the template actually take? How is it saved? Please give a [mre]. — jonrsharpe, Apr 16 '23 at 17:23
Does this answer your question? [How can I use backslashes (\\) in a string?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/10041998/283366) — Phil, Apr 19 '23 at 04:59

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 19 '23 at 15:13

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This ended up doing the trick (Escape the escape character)! Thanks Andy!!

"echo": "echo \\"$PWD\\""

answered Apr 19 '23 at 15:13

Ole

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