Contents are preserved as literal, with the following exceptions:
One backslash is ignored; two are treated as one.
Apostrophe must be escaped using one backslash (\').
Example: export database sample.basic data to data_file 'D:\\export.txt';
Result: Exports data to D:\export.txt.
Example: create user 'O'Brian' identified by 'password';
Result: Error.
Example: create user 'O\'Brian' identified by 'password';
Result: User O'Brian is created.