$ is not recognized as an internal or external command

Question

I am trying to develop my own app using Android Studio and Google Calendar API.

The Google page says this:

In your working directory, run the following commands:

 $ gradle init --type basic $ mkdir -p src/main/java src/main/resources 

When I try to put that into the command line, it comes back with:

'$' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Am I putting this in the wrong place?

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I didn't even realize they were assuming that people are using Linux. I have a Windows machine. I have tried all the suggestions and am not getting anywhere so far, so I'm not sure where to go from here.

Answer 1

Not a problem at all! The $ means the following command needs to be run in the terminal (in this case, a Bash terminal). So try opening one on your machine and cd'ing into the project. Then run this:

gradle init --type basic && mkdir -p src/main/java src/main/resources

EDIT: Changed it to make use of the && operator

Answer 2

$ is shorthand in documentation for your command prompt and the lines mean you've got two things to enter at subsequent prompts:

1. gradle init --type basic and
2. mkdir -p src/main/java src/main/resources