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Mustafa Başaran
Mustafa Başaran
28,046 Points
Posted by Mustafa Başaran
Mustafa Başaran
28,046 Points

Pipe character on a Windows OS laptop w/ a Turkish keyboard

I can not type | (pipe) character on the teamtreehouse console. Two sure ways of getting it on the screen (Alt + 124 and AltGr + - ) do not simply work there. I have a Windows OS laptop with a Turkish keyboard. If there is anyone who has another alternative, I would really appreciate that. Anyone from Turkey? Hey?? :)

2 Answers

Norbert Stadler
Norbert Stadler
4,015 Points

I had the same problem, the console doesn't let me use properly the alt gr button. The solution I found is to set the american keyboard in: Control panel / Regional and language options (in all control panel items) / Keyboard and languages tab / Change keyboards button / General tab / Add button. Here, you look for english, american english, you hit OK to quit everywhere. While you are in your terminal window, you hit alt+shift until the language toolbar on your taskbar changes to EN. Then you are on english keyboard. Press the button next to the left shift button, it will give . With shift + this button, you will get the magic |. Your keyboard may differ from mine, then try out other buttons! I think it may also be not far from backspace.

Mustafa Başaran
Mustafa Başaran
28,046 Points
Mustafa Başaran
Mustafa Başaran
28,046 Points

Thank you very much for your excellent feedback Norbert. It works! I can now type | pretty much everywhere on the treehouse console. Köszönöm!! :)

Norbert Stadler
Norbert Stadler
4,015 Points

You're very welcome Mustafa! I hoped my answer wasn't too late for you. :)