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- In Mac OS X, run 'ls -al' gives me something like this. Drwxrwxrwx+ 4 smcho staff 136 May 5 09:18 Public drwxr-xr-x+ 6 smcho staff 204 Feb 1 2010 Sites drwxrwxrwx 9 smcho staff 306 Feb 2 2010 backup drwxr-xr-x@ 36 smcho staff 1224 Sep 4 22:51 bin.
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Mac is a simple and yet interesting operating system for many people around the world. Its usage is easy but sometimes it does happen that people get stuck with small problems like 'flashing question mark on Mac'. This kind of problem can be resolved in no time.
- Letters with Accents – (e.g. ó, ò, ñ)
- Other Foreign Characters – (e.g. ç, ¿, ß)
- Currency Symbols – (e.g. ¢, £, ¥)
- Math Symbols – (e.g. ±, °, ÷)
- Other Punctuation – (e.g. &, ©, §)
- Extra Accents:Extended Keyboard for OS X – (e.g. Ā, ý, č) New Page
Letters with Accents
This list is organized by Accent type. For the Template, the symbol 'V' means any vowel. The format is to hold the first two keys down simultaneously, release, then type the letter you wish to be accented.
| ACCENT | SAMPLE | TEMPLATE |
|---|---|---|
| Acute | ó Ó | Option+E, V |
| Circumflex | ô Ô | Option+I, V |
| Grave | ò Ò | Option+`, V |
| Tilde | õ Õ | Option+N, V Only works with 'n,N,o,O,a,A' |
| Umlaut | ö Ö | Option+U, V |
Examples
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Example 1: To input the letter ó, hold down the Option key, then the E key. Release both keys then type lowercase o.
Example 2: To input the letter Ó, hold down the Option key, then the E key. Release both keys then type capital O.
Other Foreign Characters
To insert these characters, press the Option key (bottom of keyboard) then other 'code' key to make the symbol appear.
| SYMBOL | NAME | CODE |
|---|---|---|
| ¡ | Upside-down exclamation mark | Option+1 |
| ¿ | Upside-down question mark | Shift+Option+? |
| Ç,ç | French C cedille (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Option+C |
| Œ,œ | OE ligature (caps/lowecase) Courier (lankoski) mac os. | Shift+Option+Q |
| ß | German Sharp/Double S | Option+S |
| º, ª | Masculine Ordinal Number (Span/Ital/Portuguese) Feminine Ordinal Number | Option+0 |
| Ø,ø | Nordic O slash (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Option+O |
| Å,å | Nordic A ring (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Option+A |
| Æ,æ | Skullshot level editor mac os. AE ligature (caps/lowecase) | Shift+Option+' (apostrophe key) |
| « » | Spanish/French quotation marks | Option+ |
Examples
Example 1: To input French ç (Option+C), hold down the Option, then the C key. The ç will appear.
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Example 2: To input French Ç (Shift+Option+C), hold down the Shift key, then the Option key,then the C key. The ç will appear.
Currency Symbols
| SYMBOL | NAME | CODE |
|---|---|---|
| ¢ | Cent sign | Option+4 |
| £ | British Pound | Option+3 |
| ¥ | Japanese Yen | Option+Y |
| € | Euro Sign. | Shift+Option+2 May not be in older fonts. |
| ƒ | Dutch Florin | Option+F |
Math Symbols
| SYMBOL | NAME | CODE |
|---|---|---|
| ÷ | Division sign | Option+/ |
| ± | Plus/minus sign | Shift+Option+= |
| ° | The degree symbol | Shift+Option+8 |
| ¬ | 'not' symbol | Option+L |
| ≥ | Greater than or equal to | Option+> |
| ≤ | Lesser than or equal to | Option+< |
| √ | square root radical sign | Option+V |
| π | Pi symbol | Option+P |
| ∞ | Infinity symbol | Option+5 |
| ≈ | Approximately | Option+X |
| Δ | Delta/Difference | Option+J |
| Σ | Sum Sign | Option+W |
| ∏ | Product Pi Symbol | Shift+Option+P |
| Ω | Ohm sign | Option+Z |
| µ | Micro | Option+M |
| ∂ | Partial Derivative | Option+D |
| ∫ | Integral Sign | Option+B |
| ‰ | Per Mil (1/1000) Sign | Shift+Option+R |
Other Punctuation
| SYMBOL | NAME | CODE |
|---|---|---|
| © | Copyright symbol | Option+G |
| ® | Registered | Option+R |
| ™ | Trademark | Option+2 |
| ¶ | Paragraph Symbol | Option+7 |
| • | Dot | Option+8 |
| § | Section Symbol | Option+6 |
| – | en-dash. Option, then minus sign | Option+- |
| — | em-dash | Shift+Option+- |
| † | Dagger | Option+T |
Other Symbols
If the symbol you need is not on this page, try these options.
