Using a Terminal

The tools required or provided by the Platform make use of Unix shell scripts. As a consequence, you need to use a terminal.

If you are developing on Windows, you need a Unix shell emulator, such as:

  • Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2)

  • Git Bash (which comes with the Git installation on Windows)

  • Cygwin

All shell commands described in the present documentation should be run in the Unix shell emulator. They will not behave appropriately if you are using Windows PowerShell.

In addition, you may find it useful to install a tool that will give you access to multiple terminals from one window, such as the ConEmu terminal (see https://conemu.github.io/).