title: Backslash in find command
body: <p>I have a ksh file where I have following lines of code </p>
  
  <pre><code>   find . \
      \( \
          -name \*.tar -o \
          -name \*.gz -o \
          -name log.\* -o \
          -name out.\*  \
  \) \
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am interested in knowing the purpose of these backslashes .
  Is it for escaping something ? </p>