# ERROR: syntax: "\\" is not a unary operator

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-syntax-is-not-a-unary-operator/55854
**Category:** New to Julia
**Tags:** question, windows, error, error-message
**Created:** [February 23, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-syntax-is-not-a-unary-operator/55854 "2021-02-23T14:22:24Z")
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#### Post date: [February 23, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-syntax-is-not-a-unary-operator/55854/2 "2021-02-23T14:38:22Z")

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Can you post the actual code that generates the error? Otherwise it’s not obvious how you’re using `\` and generating this error. BTW, you can use ````` to make your code format nicely: [PSA: how to quote code with backticks](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-how-to-quote-code-with-backticks/7530)

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