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Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 PointsAdding a user in console.
Why do I need to enter "bash treehouse ~ $ curl -L trhou.se/path01 | bash"? What does it do?
2 Answers
Nejc Vukovic
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 51,574 PointsHi,
curl -L "link" downloads the file from the link; “ | " is the "pipe" sign which means all together -> download that file and send it to the bash. So you pipe the file to the bash enviroment for execution.
Try typing: curl -L trhou.se/path01 after try ls (to list the files in current folder) and finally nano "file-name" to see the guts of the file which I think is a script that adds a user to the enviroment.
You should check on google for the commands: "curl", “ | “ in Linux, "bash" this will give you more info and it'll be easier to understand how they work together.
Reminder: if you progress in the course all will be explained from the teacher.
Caleb Kleveter
Treehouse Moderator 37,862 PointsOkay, thanks for the explanation!