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Posted by Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts
14,238 Points

Why can't I run Terminal commands after starting a Gulp watch task?

After I run a Gulp watch task and it finishes, the lines below the Terminal are blank.

If I type it just enters like a text editor and my username is missing.

It should say "Example-Mac:~ example$"...

Do I have to reset the Terminal or something?

1 Answer

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

Hey Andrew,

I might be wrong here, but a 'watch' task continues to run in the terminal 'watching' you code for changes until you cancel it. As it is executing, you can't use that current window/tab for further commands.

You can however open another terminal window or tab and run your commands in that. Hope this helps.

Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts
14,238 Points

Hmm, yea I figured that might be the case. Seems kind of annoying, but I didn't know the Terminal could have tabs, so that's helpful. Thanks!