Examples copied from e.g. the Internet must often be edited.
One or more <space> after \ must be deleted.
Line distance / a line feed in the middle of a command must be corrected.
.. And invalid characters like “ ” must be edited to " "
Example
Code:
$ns_ node-config -mobileIP ON \
-adhocRouting $opt(adhocRouting) \<space> ← space must be deleted
← no line distance allowed
-llType $opt(ll) \
-macType $opt(mac) \