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hrg
7,936 Pointserror: unknown switch `/'
Whether I use the Terminal on my Mac or the Treehouse Terminal, the result is the same. I enter exactly what he does and I get the error.
Melissa Hill
8,241 PointsSame here, I thought the tilda character was a dash.
The code should read: git remote add our_clone ~/our_clone_project/
Michael Metzger
11,983 Pointsyou actually don't need the ~/. It will work fine without it.
Andrew Gursky
12,576 PointsTHANK YOU:) I made the same mistake
Jose Gutiérrez
9,370 PointsThank you!!!!
hrg
7,936 Pointshrg
7,936 PointsI will answer this myself. I am SO used to the super fantastic screen resolution on my Chromebook, that I mistook the ~ for a - on my Macbook. I was typing: git clone -/my_file_name.
Hopefully, this will help someone else.