Insert Pipe Character in Code Line in Table Column

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What I’m trying to do

I have a table with description of commands and then the command itself.

Description Command
List all configurations ansible-config list
Shows the current config file being used ansible-config view
Shows the current settings being used ansible-config dump
Search for a variable and its assigned value `ansible-config dump

The issue I am having is that, in the last line of the table (which was created by doing right click > insert table) is inserting a \ in before the | in the code line.

ansible-config dump | grep GATHERING

Things I have tried

Apologies if this has already been answered. I searched “Pipe table”, “Table adding \ before | in code line or block” and a couple permutations like it.

  • I tried adding a \ before the | but it does not behave like I expect it
  • I tried doing a code block instead of surrounding it in single ` s
  • I tried copying the below and pasting it into the column to no avail as it still inserts the :
    ansible-config dump | grep VARIABLENAME
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It doesn’t seem like the table is formatting the same way it is in my Obsidian document. I have attached a screenshot to show what I mean. I am not inserting the \ and it is appearing on its own. I am thinking there should be a way to escape the pipe character, but I am unsure how.

Screenshot:

Slash Appearing Before Pipe
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Screenshot with me clicked in the line of code:

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Hello.

I don’t know what the recommended solution is for the issue you are facing, but in a local test the following sort of works. Suitable enough for your needs?

| _**Description**_ | _**Command**_|
| - | - |
| List all configurations|`ansible-config list`|
| Shows the current config file being used|`ansible-config view`|
| Shows the current settings being used|`ansible-config dump`|
| Search for a variable and its assigned value|`ansible-config dump` \| `grep GATHERING`|

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This also works

| _**Description**_                            | _**Command**_                                          |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| List all configurations                      | `ansible-config list`                                  |
| Shows the current config file being used     | `ansible-config view`                                  |
| Shows the current settings being used        | `ansible-config dump`                                  |
| Search for a variable and its assigned value | <code>ansible-config dump &vert; grep GATHERING</code> |
|                                              | pipe &vert;                                            |
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Or a pipe lookalike >> │ <<?

| _**Description**_ | _**Command**_|
| - | - |
| List all configurations|`ansible-config list`|
| Shows the current config file being used|`ansible-config view`|
| Shows the current settings being used|`ansible-config dump`|
| Search for a variable and its assigned value|`ansible-config dump │ grep GATHERING`|
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I tested this on raycast and it seems this is not found on emoji menu. Maybe some other symbol finders support it.

Manually producing │ >>

|     | &vert; &boxv; |
| --- | ------------- |