Keep backslashes literal and avoid interpolation-like behavior.
Section: Strings and quoting
Single-quoted string
yaml
yaml
path: 'C:\Users\jonathan\notes'Explanation
Single quotes reduce escaping needs. To include a single quote, double it.
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