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Head First book "% javac"
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Mark Walton
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Joined: Mar 06, 2008
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Brand new to this Java game (although I've been an old-style programmer for 30 years) and I'm using the Head First book.
It keeps referring to command prompts % javac and similar.
What the heck is the % for?
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fred rosenberger
lowercase baba
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Joined: Oct 02, 2003
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what OS are you using? that '%' is really just your command line. on windows, it might actually be "C:\>". on Unix, it might look like "->", etc.
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marc weber
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Joined: Aug 31, 2004
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It only refers to your command prompt. If you're on Windows, think of it as C:\>.
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Mark Walton
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Joined: Mar 06, 2008
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Thanks guys. I knew the code worked without the "%" - I just didn't realise that it meant "command prompt" - it actually looks like you're meant to type it.
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