On 24/07/17 01:58, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > $ which python3 > >> -bash: $: command not found > > The $ is the OS prompt you are not supposed to type it in.
While on the subject you might also see something like # <some command> Which can mean one of two things 1) It's a comment and you should not type it in 2) It's a root level command and you should su to root before running it. (# was the default Unix prompt for super users) The latter usage is dying out and usually replaced with $ sudo <some command> Which means that as an ordinary user ($) you type sudo before the command. sudo should then prompt for your user password before carrying out the command. But the older # prompt style is still around in some onlne tutorials. -- Alan G Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ http://www.amazon.com/author/alan_gauld Follow my photo-blog on Flickr at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
