local input = [[ local test = "Working" print(test) ]] --------------------- local results = input :gsub("\n", "\\n") :gsub("\t", "\\t") :gsub(" ", "\\t") :gsub("\"", "\\\"") :gsub("'", "\\'") if results:sub(-2) == "\\n" then results = results:sub(1, -3) end print(results) ---------------------