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Alan Temirov
Courses Plus Student 762 PointsIn the console,what does the "$" sign in the end of the subdirectory name stand for?
Is that sign used to specifically highlight that this word is a name of certain subdirectory or maybe there is other abstruse reason that stands for it?
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsThe "$" is just a common symbol used by a Linux command shell to indicate that it is ready for your input.
It's similar to the ">>>" that Python shows when you use it interactively.
Alan Temirov
Courses Plus Student 762 PointsAlan Temirov
Courses Plus Student 762 PointsThank you for the answer!