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Java Java Data Structures - Retired Getting There Object Inheritance

Posted by David Hume
David Hume
10,334 Points

Workspace issue: javac: file not found

When I run javac Example.java I get this: javac: filenot found: Example.java

2 Answers

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

Here it is working. Guess that means it should work. If there's something genuinely wrong with workspaces, you might want to talk to support.

treehouse:~/workspace$ ls                                                  
com  Example.java                                                          
treehouse:~/workspace$ javac Example.java                                  
treehouse:~/workspace$ ls                                                  
com  Example.class  Example.java                                           
treehouse:~/workspace$
David Hume
David Hume
10,334 Points
David Hume
David Hume
10,334 Points

When I moved the Example.java file from the com folder to the default folder it found and compiled it.

Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,694 Points

are you unfamiliar with the console? javac seems to accept linux style paths that should let you compile in a directory you're not currently in. cd folderName and cd ../ should let you move around the directory structure. Moving your files for compiling sounds a little indirect.