Hey guys,

I'm having trouble understanding how to run a program in a terminal or on command prompt with Windows. Can someone give me a detailed explanation on how to run a program on command prompt/terminal?

Thanks!

Second Edit: May have fixed the Environment Variables to work with JAVA_HOME. Minor change to what was printed but was able to run the file like so:

C:\Users\Test>cd Documents\MyFirstProgramFolder

C:\Users\Test\Documents\MyFirstProgramFolder>java MyFirstProgram
We did it! Again! Number 3!

Again, making sure I was in the right directory was the first issue, but now I may have the Environment Variables fixed. I hope at least. Thank you again everyone.

Edit: Have my issue mostly solved. I am able to compile and run the code. cd-ing to the correct directory seemed to be the issue in the command prompt and that is all I really need for now. Thank you to everyone who took the time try to help me!

Hello! I am new to learning Java but have been stuck on a single issue for the past day and a half. I have recently started reading Head First Java to try and teach myself Java. I took a single programming class that was taught in Java 3-4 years ago. All of the programming experience I have has always been in some sort of IDE. In Head First Java they want you to work through the command line after writing code. I have been entirely unsuccessful at setting up Java to work through the command prompt. I have now tried to download 2-3 different JDK's, followed 2-3 tutorials on how to just get "Hello World" to print, and followed a guide on how to set up the Java Environment. None have been successful and I am frequently met with the below errors/issues when I try to parse together my understanding trying to fix the issue. I would really like to learn how to actually do things without the need of an IDE. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated! So the question summed up, is more or less where am I going wrong for setting up the Java environment, or JVM?

In the Command Prompt:

C:\Users\Test>"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_161\bin"\Javac MyFirstProgram.java

javac: file not found: MyFirstProgram.java

Usage: javac <options> <source files>

use -help for a list of possible options

In Windows Powershell:

PS C:\Users\Test\Documents\MyFirstProgramFolder> "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_161\bin"\javac MyFirstProgram.java

At line:1 char:41

+ "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_161\bin"\javac MyFirstProgram.java

+ ~~~~~~

Unexpected token '\javac' in expression or statement.

+ CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnexpectedToken

Below are some of the websites I have tried:

https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Make-Your-First-Computer-Program/ - This instructables link is what I just used to receive the above responses.

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/java/java_environment_setup.htm

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/setting-environment-java/

The Code:

class MyFirstProgram {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
            System.out.println("Hello, World");
    }
}