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Tutorial Confusing from the Beginning

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#317 opened on Nov 14, 2021

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Description

I just downloaded and installed Docker for Desktop and successfully launched it.

The tutorial says "Once you are done installing Docker, test your Docker installation by running the following:

$ docker run hello-world

Hello from Docker. This message shows that your installation appears to be working correctly. ...

Where do I do this? I try the cmd prompt and get the following message: "'$' is not recognized as an internal or external command,"

Being a bit more explicit for for a newbie would help.

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Clarify the tutorial by explicitly stating that the '$' symbol represents the shell prompt and should not be typed. Specify the appropriate terminal environment (e.g., Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Unix shell) and provide an example without the prompt symbol.
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