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Old 05-23-2008, 03:51 PM   #1
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Question Command prompts & typing them


I find many symbols in command prompts. One of them is a straight standing line. How does one key it in?
 
Old 05-23-2008, 04:04 PM   #2
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You mean this: |
It's above to the right of the Enter key.
 
Old 05-23-2008, 04:11 PM   #3
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I find many symbols in command prompts. One of them is a straight standing line. How does one key it in?

Depends on your locale and key-board layout ;}


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Old 05-23-2008, 04:12 PM   #4
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It depends on your keyboard layout. On mine (PC104, gb or uk), it's Shift \.
 
  


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