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Erik L
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Erik L
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Erik L
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on visual studio code editor using terminal? I type node pet.js and I get an error saying bash: node command not found

How do I access file with terminal on visual studio code, I am on the OOP section of JS, and when I type node pet.js I get "bash: node: command not found"

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Jason Rawsterne
Jason Rawsterne
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Jason Rawsterne
Jason Rawsterne
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You need to add the node install directory to your system path variable. Will be different depending on operating system. Google should be able to help you further

Erik L
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Erik L
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I followed the instructions on this article https://blog.teamtreehouse.com/install-node-js-npm-mac, it seems that my computer has node.js and npm installed but when I tried to access the code in a file called Pet.js I got several errors, this is bad because I can't practice the code in the videos in visual studio if the node command isn't working and I prefer using a text editor over workspaces