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Escape BLUEPHRASE Semantax character next Force sequence escape [bluephrase · escapes] Use the escape sequence to override the normal BLUEPHRASE rules for the next character, forcing it to be natural text, and not shorthand or semantax.

What problem does this solve?

The problem domain addressed by V is computer administration.

V provides a syntax and grammar for monitoring and reporting: it is well suited to monitor software configurations, application performance, and system vulnerabilities.

In practice, V is used in a manner similar to some scripting languages (like Bash and Perl), to solve problems with a well-defined set of inputs. It is not used as an application development language, and it is not typically well suited to solving problems with arbitrary user inputs.