$ perl -E ' > @row = ( > q{aa}, > q{bb}, > qq{\x5c\x5cc\x5cc\x5c}, > qq{d\x5cd}, > ); > say qq{@row}; > s{\x5c}{\x5c\x5c}g for @row; > say qq{@row};' aa bb \\c\c\ d\d aa bb \\\\c\\c\\ d\\d $