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Java Java Basics Getting Started with Java Receiving Input

Ajoke Emekene
Ajoke Emekene
578 Points
Posted by Ajoke Emekene
Ajoke Emekene
578 Points

Bash: Javac: Command not found

Hi Please I would like to know why I am getting the above error message when I want to compile in the console. Please see my code below, I'm wondering if I took out a symbol mistakenly or did something else wrong.

import java.io.Console;

public class Introductions {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Console console = System.console();
    // Welcome to the Introductions program!  Your code goes below here
    console.printf("Hello my name is Ajoke");
    console.printf("Ajoke is learning how to write Java");

} }

2 Answers

Alexander Nikiforov
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Alexander Nikiforov
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Alexander Nikiforov
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Alexander Nikiforov
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The error that you see comes from the fact that BASH is case-sensitive, i.e.

when you write 

Javac Introductions.java

Should give error, because there is no Javac command on path

Lowercase however should work

javac Introductions.java
Ajoke Emekene
Ajoke Emekene
578 Points
Ajoke Emekene
Ajoke Emekene
578 Points

Thank you for taking out time to answer Alexander