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Posted by kudzai
kudzai
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Build a Todo List with Rails 4

Write our First Test:

Hello,

I"m working on the "Write our First Test" at the and I'm getting an error message when I type in: mkdir -p spec/features/todo_lists

Error message is: "The syntax of the command is incorrect"

Any suggestions on how to fix this? Thanks!

K

4 Answers

Raul Chedrese
Raul Chedrese
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Raul Chedrese
Raul Chedrese
9,183 Points

Your syntax looks fine. Are you working locally? What OS are you using? Or are you working on the treehouse virtual machine?

kudzai
kudzai
6,988 Points
kudzai
kudzai
6,988 Points

I was working locally -- I"ll try to use the virtual machine. Thanks!

Abe Storey
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Abe Storey
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Abe Storey
Abe Storey
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I am having the same issue. Any ideas?

Raul Chedrese
Raul Chedrese
9,183 Points

Are you using Windows, the treehouse VM, or other?

Abe Storey
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Abe Storey
Abe Storey
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I am using windows, but I figured it out. Just use \ instead of /

Thanks though!