• SwordInStone@lemmy.worldOP
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    4 days ago

    I absolutely abhor it when the command includes $ that copies with it. It means nothing to the beginner’s and the pros know it is a command.

    I wrote under other comment:

    yeah, I’d give it as 4 separate copy-pastable commands and then write “or as one command…”

    • copygirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      4 days ago

      Yeah, it should not be part of the text just like line numbers shouldn’t be part of the code on a code hosting site, yet it can be visible, no? Later it does recommend using $ to distinguish command and output. Is it now okay for a beginner to be confused about what it means?