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    Backslash not working in console from Treehouse but fine in other applications

    Posted December 19, 2017 1:19am by Erik Robles
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  • Fabio Souza
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    When I type "env" in mac terminal I could't find the PS1 variable. When I do "echo $PS1" I have this > See inside

    Posted July 28, 2017 3:12pm by Fabio Souza
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  • Gul Asnani
    Gul Asnani
    15,138 Points

    Opening a new tab means switching to new session. So why does "PATH" get exported to a new tab?(At about 15:30 in video)

    Posted June 16, 2017 7:39pm by Gul Asnani
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  • Tiffany Robb
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    Sorry but this is sooo boring & why are the tutorials so long?

    Posted June 8, 2017 7:13pm by Tiffany Robb
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  • Ram Iyer
    Ram Iyer
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    Cannot find PS1 in Ubuntu

    Posted May 22, 2016 10:48am by Ram Iyer
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  • Seth Warner
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    5,348 Points

    So when he typed export Message="Hi World" Was he?

    Posted October 30, 2015 10:19pm by Seth Warner
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  • niklas12
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    604 Points

    Wouldn’t exporting "path" + $PATH in .bashrc multiply the "path"?

    Posted September 23, 2015 12:28pm by niklas12
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  • Leslie Wiesman
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    9,586 Points

    How to change the command line prompt permanently on my personal Mac?

    Posted September 1, 2015 3:36am by Leslie Wiesman
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  • Justin Evans
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    When I tried to use ev it told me to install radiance. After the installation there is nothing when I type in ev.

    Posted June 8, 2015 10:38pm by Justin Evans
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  • Amit Jotwani
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    PS1: command not found

    Posted May 2, 2015 10:39pm by Amit Jotwani
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  • ericb2
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    Why are changes to HOME visible to a daughter bash with out export?

    Posted March 28, 2015 4:48am by ericb2
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  • huckleberry
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    How to unpause the command line itself? ... lulz worthy typo.

    Posted March 25, 2015 7:57pm by huckleberry
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  • Sam Purcell
    Sam Purcell
    2,121 Points

    Why does /home/treehouse/bin still show up in the path when we close the tab or even exit the console and reload?

    Posted March 18, 2015 12:02am by Sam Purcell
    Sam Purcell
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    1 Answer

  • tuukka uosukainen
    tuukka uosukainen
    22,107 Points

    How to write dollar sign in the Treehouse console with scandinavian / finnish keyboard?

    Posted March 17, 2015 1:58pm by tuukka uosukainen
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    22,107 Points
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  • Lukas Coffey
    Lukas Coffey
    20,382 Points

    What is .bashrc on a mac?

    Posted January 20, 2015 2:34pm by Lukas Coffey
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  • SERGIO RODRIGUEZ
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    Which is the equivalent of .bashrc in a Mac?

    Posted January 15, 2015 1:49pm by SERGIO RODRIGUEZ
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  • Charles Strawn
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    PATH environment variables

    Posted January 14, 2015 5:20pm by Charles Strawn
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  • Felipe Mujica
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    753 Points

    Spanish keyboard alert! - Do Alt+92 for backslash symbol (\)

    Posted December 23, 2014 1:25pm by Felipe Mujica
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  • Bob Ziroll
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    Add to PATH from .bashrc or .profile?

    Posted April 11, 2014 3:14am by Bob Ziroll
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  • geoffrey
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    Can't set variable inside terminal

    Posted March 31, 2014 12:31pm by geoffrey
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