# What does "\[~\]" in tag path represent?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-does-in-tag-path-represent/24267>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [April 19, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-does-in-tag-path-represent/24267 "2019-04-19T20:54:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![dleroy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dleroy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dleroy)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-does-in-tag-path-represent/24267/1 "2019-04-19T20:54:40Z")

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**Author:** ![samngeru](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/samngeru/32/6007_2.png) [@samngeru](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/samngeru)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-does-in-tag-path-represent/24267/2 "2019-04-19T22:25:25Z")

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I believe it just refers to the default tag provider for the project, taken from the linux syntax. You could replace it with [default] and it would serve the same functionality.

[http://linuxforbeginners.blogspot.com/2013/01/tilde-command-in-linux.html](http://linuxforbeginners.blogspot.com/2013/01/tilde-command-in-linux.html)

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**Author:** ![paul.bouillon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul.bouillon/32/7980_2.png) [@paul.bouillon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul.bouillon)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-does-in-tag-path-represent/24267/3 "2019-04-22T17:58:20Z")

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There is also some info in the updated (v8) user manual/documentation:  
[UnderstandingTags-TagPaths](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Understanding+Tags#UnderstandingTags-TagPaths)

 ![source](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/e/ef727148ec4bc8d186fd2675f6aa2b5618b5cabd.png)

Hope this helps!