# Shortcut to type |\>?
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcut-to-type/47012
**Category:** VS Code
**Created:** [September 21, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcut-to-type/47012 "2020-09-21T14:24:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@HenriDeh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HenriDeh)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcut-to-type/47012/1 "2020-09-21T14:24:45Z")
The piping operator `|>` is very useful, especially when working in the REPL. However I do not find it convenient to type, it requires some finger gymnastic and it’s not very fast. Maybe it is the case because I have a french keyboard.
Does anyone knows a VSCode plugin that creates a shortcut to insert it ?
Thanks \<3
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### Author:  [@xiaodai](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xiaodai)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2020, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcut-to-type/47012/2 "2020-09-21T14:26:42Z")
I map it to ctrl-shift-m which is how RStudio maps `%>%`
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### Author:  [@HenriDeh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HenriDeh)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcut-to-type/47012/3 "2020-09-21T14:30:52Z")
Ha sweet, how do you do that ?
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### Author:  [@xiaodai](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/xiaodai)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcut-to-type/47012/4 "2020-09-21T14:41:42Z")
Hard to describe but google how to map keyboard shortcuts vscode
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### Author:  [@HenriDeh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HenriDeh)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcut-to-type/47012/5 "2020-09-21T15:26:33Z")
For future reference:
Adding the following in the keybindings.json file works in editor but does not in the REPL.
Tutorial:
> **[Visual Studio Code Key Bindings](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/keybindings)**
>
> Here you will find the complete list of key bindings for Visual Studio Code and how to change them.
```julia
[{
"key": "ctrl+shift+m",
"command": "type",
"args": { "text": "|>" },
"when": "editorTextFocus && editorLangId == 'julia'"
},{
"key": "ctrl+shift+m",
"command": "type",
"args": { "text": "|>" },
"when": "terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
}
]
```
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### Author:  [@fieldofnodes](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fieldofnodes)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2021, 12:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcut-to-type/47012/6 "2021-02-15T00:38:48Z")
Works perfectly. Also, I made one that inserts the `@pipe` operator as well.
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### Author:  [@Hugo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Hugo)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcut-to-type/47012/7 "2022-11-15T22:10:18Z")
@HenriDeh, do you have know if now the shortcut command for the pipe will work in the REPL? I have been trying to make it work, but it’s been to no avail. Please let me know if you know a way — thank you.
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### Author:  [@HenriDeh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HenriDeh)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcut-to-type/47012/8 "2022-11-16T10:44:15Z")
I quickly gave up on using this. As far as I can remember it did not work reliably and ended up being more time consuming than typing the symbols normally.
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### Author:  [@Hugo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Hugo)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcut-to-type/47012/9 "2022-11-16T16:55:46Z")
Thanks, HenriDeh.
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### Author:  [@martin.auer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/martin.auer)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcut-to-type/47012/10 "2023-11-07T10:58:38Z")
Maybe have a look at our new [Pipette.jl](https://github.com/umlet/Pipette.jl) – it lets you enter `" |> "` via double-tapping cursor-right at the end of a REPL line, or pressing [Ctrl+cursor right] anywhere on a line. (It is also now in the general registry!)
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### Author:  [@bert](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/bert)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcut-to-type/47012/11 "2023-11-07T19:23:49Z")
There are also macro-based solutions like Chain.jl and Lazy.jl that obviate the need for the `|>` altogether by letting native Julia syntax stand for chained/piped function calls.
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### Author:  [@tamasgal](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tamasgal)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shortcut-to-type/47012/12 "2023-11-07T20:53:01Z")
Use the english keyboard layout `;)`