backslashes in ifconfig.xxN

[Hauke Fath <hauke%Espresso.Rhein-Neckar.DE@localhost>]

All,

after upgrading a netbsd-4 /etc to -current, I find that /etc/rc.d/network
trips over the

! /sbin/pppoectl ${int} \
        myauthproto=pap \
        'myauthname=foo' \
        'myauthsecret=bar' \
        hisauthproto=none \
        max-auth-failure=5

section in my /etc/ifconfig.pppoe0, complaining about the backslashes. I
see that -current "network" uses

"!"*)
        ( eval "${args#*!}" )

vs. the netbsd-4

"!"*)
        eval ${args#*!}

ifconfig.if(5) has nothing about backslashes. Is this issue known/to be
expected/intentional/documented?

        hauke

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