Questions tagged [symbols]
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How to remove this symbol "^@" with vim?
I have some files that are corrupted with this symbol:
^@
It's not part of the string; it's not searchable. How do I substitute this symbol with nothing, or how do I delete this symbol?
Here is an example line from one…
mrt181
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How to type the Euro Symbol € on US English keyboard in Windows 10 without a numpad or "AltGr" key?
There are already many questions about typing the € symbol on keyboards where it is not one of the keycaps.
Unless I have missed one of them, the answers fall into several categories:
Alt+E, which works on European keyboard layouts, maybe even UK…
hippietrail
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How can I type tilde (~) in the Ubuntu terminal with a Norwegian keyboard?
I am using Ubuntu terminal and want to type this:
sudo -H -u gitosis gitosis-init < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
However I am not able to find tilde (~) on my Norwegian keyboard.
Can anyone tell me how to type it?
shinokada
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How Can I Type A Checkmark (✓) Via Alt Code?
Presently, every time I want to check something off I have to Google "checkmark", copy the symbol from a 3rd party website, paste it into a text editor to remove formatting, and then copy and paste it into the program I'm trying to use. (Word has an…
azoundria
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What's the proper name of that symbol to collapse/expand nodes in a directory tree?
I'm pretty embarrassed to admit I don't know this one...I just realized I've always just described it, not actually named it :)
So, that folder/directory collapse/expand symbol thingy, you know, this one:
What is it called?
Some file managers…
Rody Oldenhuis
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Inserting © (copyright symbol) using Microsoft Word
How to insert a © (copyright symbol) using Microsoft Word 2016 (or any other version)?
Comrade Che
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How do you use more emoticons in Office Communicator?
Is there any way to use emoticons beyond the default drop down list in Office Communicator 2007 R2? Do you have to install them, or can you just type in different codes? Is this even possible, or are the defaults the only ones you can use?
Troggy
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How to type Euro symbol in keyboard that only have `$`?
is there a way to type Euro symbol (something like shortcut) when my keyboard doesn't have that symbol ? My keyboard only have $.
Each time I want to type Euro symbol what I do is copy paste from libreoffice Euro symbol. it is fine when writing in…
whale_steward
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Is there a keyboard shortcut in Word for typing an arrow symbol?
You often see people using -> as an arrow, but I hate how it looks. I always use the → symbol but to do so I have to insert > symbol, which is annoying.
Is there any way (shortcut) to insert this symbol in Word (2013)?
Bram Vanroy
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Typing alt codes on keyboard without numeric pad
I bought this keyboard without a numeric pad but as I found out I'm not able to use alt codes with it to type symbols such as Alt+30 makes ▲ or ■ and so on
Is there a trick how to type alt codes on a keyboard without a num pad? I'm using both…
ThomasHunter
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What does `LESS=+/EXAMPLE\:` mean?
In man parallel_tutorial (for GNU parallel) I’ve found the following black magic:
LESS=+/EXAMPLE\: man parallel
Searching around in the man pages for man, less, and bash, it appears this may have something to do with a less preprocessor, but I’m…
isomorphismes
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What is the ALT-Code for Irony Mark (؟)
Is there an alt code for the irony mark (؟)? If there isn't, is there some way I can set my keyboard to create an ؟ when I press Alt Gr+Y ?
user5828
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How to type mathematical symbols in gmail?
How can we type mathematical symbols like square-root, omega, integration, differentiation etc in gmail
Patrick
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How do you type "`" or "~" when grave key is used to switch between keyboard languages?
In window you can use grave key to switch between keyboard languages. How do you type grave and Tilda symbols after that?
Real Dreams
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How to remove strange space symbols in Word
I got Word files from one guy, written in Russian and convert them to HTML.
These files contain some strange white-space characters, for example:
This looks like small zero (I changed mode to show special characters). In hide mode it's just…
Alexan
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