Question about \n and \r - Escape Sequences in Strings

JavaScript
#1

Tell us what’s happening:
This exercise wants you to make a string that looks this:

FirstLine
\SecondLine
ThirdLine

What I don’t understand from the answer given is that, why after “FirstLine” you use a “\n” but after “\SecondLine” you use a “\r”? How can you tell the difference whether the ending of a line is “\n” or “\r”? And how do you decide when to use which?

Your code so far

var myStr="FirstLine\n\\SecondLine\\\rThirdLine"; // Change this line

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Link to the challenge:
https://www.freecodecamp.org/challenges/escape-sequences-in-strings

#2

/n and /r works similarily, I read it can be used based by your OS (Windows, Macs, Unix).

\n is used as an end-of-line terminator in Unix text files
\r is used as an end-of-line terminator in Mac text files
\r\n (ie both) are used to terminate lines in Windows and DOS text files.

You can read more about it here:

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#3

If you are asking how do you know which one to use to pass the challenge, the answer is the instructions spells it out for you with the following.

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#4