From af2fae2be47d7d7b0ba12d95bb9e9fcd43432bc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Stevenson Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 17:15:58 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] added note about needing to use powershell on windows Signed-off-by: Mike Stevenson --- docs/01-prerequisites.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/01-prerequisites.md b/docs/01-prerequisites.md index fd419e4..79023f5 100644 --- a/docs/01-prerequisites.md +++ b/docs/01-prerequisites.md @@ -44,4 +44,14 @@ gcloud config set compute/zone us-west1-c > Use the `gcloud compute zones list` command to view additional regions and zones. +## Important note for Windows users + +The commands for Windows in this tutorial are intended to be run using PowerShell and will +not work as intended using cmd. If you are at all unsure about what shell you're using +execute the following command: +``` +(dir 2>&1 *`|echo CMD);&<# rem #>echo PowerShell +``` +If it outputs `CMD` then execute `powershell.exe` before continuing. + Next: [Installing the Client Tools](02-client-tools.md)