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Anthony Candaele
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 32,135 Pointscannot insert tilde character
Hi guys,
I had to abort an exercise on Git basics, because I wasn't able to type the tilde character.
All I needed to do was to type: git checkout HEAD~1
The alt + N combination didn't gave the tilde character, nor any other combination for that matter.
Because I couldn't past in code in the input line, I was stuck :(
very frustrating to say the least,
Anthony
5 Answers
James Barnett
39,199 PointsTry using a try using the ù key on a French AZERTY keyboard or a < on a Beligum AZERTY
source: http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/quick-tip-the-tilde-key-trick/
You can also try using alt gr + é + space or alt gr + =
James Barnett
39,199 PointsAre you using a keyboard layout other than a standard English-US layout?
Anthony Candaele
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 32,135 PointsHello James, yes, I'm using an AZERTY-keyboard
Rasmus Bøgelund
8,810 PointsI had the same problem, but i found it!
ctrl + alt + ^
Matthias Gisler
6,085 PointsI have the same problem with my Swiss-German keyboard layout. The ~symbol is usually at ALT + N but it did not work in the Teamtreehouse-Console.
My fix was: Change to US keyboard layout.