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Instead of sh, use shell or console. So this: ```shell # echo hi ``` ```console # echo hi ``` Is rendered as: # echo hi # echo hi While this: ```bash # echo hi ``` ```sh #...
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#5: Post edited
by
hkotsubo
·
2024-12-09T21:19:33Z (2 days ago)
- Instead of `sh`, use `shell` or `console`.
- So this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- While this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ---
- Below are the same code blocks as images (just in case the highlight engine[^1] changes in the future).
- With `shell` and `console`:
- 
- With `bash` and `sh`:
- 
- ---
That might a little bit confusing, but `bash` and `sh` refers to "shell script" (which treats `#` as a comment), while `shell` and `console` refers to a "shell session", hence they treat the initial `#` as the prompt.- [^1]: Currently, Codidact uses [highlight.js](https://highlightjs.org)
- Instead of `sh`, use `shell` or `console`.
- So this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- While this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ---
- Below are the same code blocks as images (just in case the highlight engine[^1] changes in the future).
- With `shell` and `console`:
- 
- With `bash` and `sh`:
- 
- ---
- That might be a little bit confusing, but `bash` and `sh` refers to "shell script" (which treats `#` as a comment), while `shell` and `console` refers to a "shell session", hence they treat the initial `#` as the prompt.
- [^1]: Currently, Codidact uses [highlight.js](https://highlightjs.org)
#4: Post edited
by
hkotsubo
·
2024-12-07T09:30:33Z (5 days ago)
- Instead of `sh`, use `shell` or `console`.
- So this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- While this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ---
Below are the same code blocks as images (just in case highlight engine changes in the future).- With `shell` and `console`:
- 
- With `bash` and `sh`:
- 
- ---
- That might a little bit confusing, but `bash` and `sh` refers to "shell script" (which treats `#` as a comment), while `shell` and `console` refers to a "shell session", hence they treat the initial `#` as the prompt.
- Instead of `sh`, use `shell` or `console`.
- So this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- While this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ---
- Below are the same code blocks as images (just in case the highlight engine[^1] changes in the future).
- With `shell` and `console`:
- 
- With `bash` and `sh`:
- 
- ---
- That might a little bit confusing, but `bash` and `sh` refers to "shell script" (which treats `#` as a comment), while `shell` and `console` refers to a "shell session", hence they treat the initial `#` as the prompt.
- [^1]: Currently, Codidact uses [highlight.js](https://highlightjs.org)
#3: Post edited
by
hkotsubo
·
2024-12-06T12:46:27Z (6 days ago)
- Instead of `sh`, use `shell` or `console`.
- So this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- While this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ---
- Below are the same code blocks as images (just in case highlight engine changes in the future).
- With `shell` and `console`:
- 
- With `bash` and `sh`:
- 
- ---
That might a little bit confusing, but `bash` and `sh` refers to "shell script" (which treats `#` as a comment), while `shell` and `console` refers to a "shell session", hence they treat the initial `#`as the prompt.
- Instead of `sh`, use `shell` or `console`.
- So this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- While this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ---
- Below are the same code blocks as images (just in case highlight engine changes in the future).
- With `shell` and `console`:
- 
- With `bash` and `sh`:
- 
- ---
- That might a little bit confusing, but `bash` and `sh` refers to "shell script" (which treats `#` as a comment), while `shell` and `console` refers to a "shell session", hence they treat the initial `#` as the prompt.
#2: Post edited
by
hkotsubo
·
2024-12-06T12:44:50Z (6 days ago)
- Instead of `sh`, use `shell` or `console`.
- So this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- While this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ---
- That might a little bit confusing, but `bash` and `sh` refers to "shell script" (which treats `#` as a comment), while `shell` and `console` refers to a "shell session", hence they treat the initial `#`as the prompt.
- Instead of `sh`, use `shell` or `console`.
- So this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```shell
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```console
- # echo hi
- ```
- While this:
- ~~~markdown
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ~~~
- Is rendered as:
- ```bash
- # echo hi
- ```
- ```sh
- # echo hi
- ```
- ---
- Below are the same code blocks as images (just in case highlight engine changes in the future).
- With `shell` and `console`:
- 
- With `bash` and `sh`:
- 
- ---
- That might a little bit confusing, but `bash` and `sh` refers to "shell script" (which treats `#` as a comment), while `shell` and `console` refers to a "shell session", hence they treat the initial `#`as the prompt.
#1: Initial revision
by
hkotsubo
·
2024-12-06T12:41:11Z (6 days ago)
Instead of `sh`, use `shell` or `console`. So this: ~~~markdown ```shell # echo hi ``` ```console # echo hi ``` ~~~ Is rendered as: ```shell # echo hi ``` ```console # echo hi ``` While this: ~~~markdown ```bash # echo hi ``` ```sh # echo hi ``` ~~~ Is rendered as: ```bash # echo hi ``` ```sh # echo hi ``` --- That might a little bit confusing, but `bash` and `sh` refers to "shell script" (which treats `#` as a comment), while `shell` and `console` refers to a "shell session", hence they treat the initial `#`as the prompt.