Copy to clipboard from the doc includes a $ sign
rabol opened this issue · 4 comments
When you try to copy composer or artisan command from the documentation: https://github.com/LaravelDaily/laravel-invoices
it will include the $ signe which makes the command invalid when pasting into your terminal / command prompt
There are multiple things, as of why this might be needed. For example:
This indicates that you are expected to run this in the terminal
You are not alone in noticing this, but it is very common. There is a clear indication as to where things happen. You can read a few discussions like this: https://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/14841/why-do-people-prefix-code-examples-with-dollar-sign
This indicates if this is a sudo or a normal user command
Another great use case of this - you can quickly spot if you will need sudo or not. If you don't, it will be a $, but if you do, it will be #
Improves security
Just a reminder that you shouldn't copy-paste commands from the internet. https://www.makeuseof.com/why-you-shouldnt-copy-paste-commands-from-internet/#:~:text=However%2C%20you%20should%20be%20aware,commands%20behind%20harmless%2Dlooking%20code.
Besides these reasons why we might have added them, you are more than welcome to submit a PR to fix this. But for now, we will not change anything.
Thanks, and happy invoicing!
Not sure why you don't want to fix this: just exclude the $ signe and it will work