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Difference between MacOS installation instructions and Windows or Linux instructions

Windows

Here are the differences between the original macOS instructions and the modified Windows-specific instructions:

  1. Terminal Type and Command Differences:

    • macOS: Uses Terminal and general bash commands.
    • Windows: Uses Command Prompt or PowerShell instead of Terminal.
    • The command lines for npx and directory navigation are modified to explicitly reference PowerShell.

    Example

    • macOS:
      npx create-spec-up-t my-spec-up-t-website
    • Windows:
      npx create-spec-up-t my-spec-up-t-website
  2. Directory Navigation:

    • macOS: General command cd my-spec-up-t-website is the same, but assumed to run in macOS Terminal.
    • Windows: Specified as using PowerShell or Command Prompt, with cd unchanged.

    Example

    • macOS and Windows:
      cd my-spec-up-t-website
  3. Command Syntax for Install Dependencies:

    • macOS: General usage of npm command with no specific shell mentioned.
    • Windows: Specifies running npm commands in PowerShell.

    Example

    • macOS:
      npm run install
    • Windows:
      npm run install
  4. Environment Testing:

    • macOS: Terminal and general bash or zsh commands are assumed.
    • Windows: Adds instructions to verify installation with PowerShell using node -v, npm -v, and git --version commands in PowerShell.

Linux

Here are the differences between the original macOS instructions and the modified Linux-specific instructions:

  1. Terminal Type and Command Differences:

    • macOS: Uses Terminal with general bash commands.
    • Linux: Uses Terminal with bash commands, similar to macOS, but provides additional installation steps specific to Linux systems (e.g., using apt-get for installing Node.js and Git).

    Example

    • macOS:
      npx create-spec-up-t my-spec-up-t-website
    • Linux:
      npx create-spec-up-t my-spec-up-t-website
  2. Node.js and Git Installation:

    • macOS: Assumes Node.js and Git are downloaded and installed via their respective installers.
    • Linux: Adds specific commands for installing Node.js and Git through the package manager (apt-get for Debian-based systems).

    Example

    • Linux:
      curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | sudo -E bash -
      sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
      sudo apt-get install git
  3. Environment Testing:

    • macOS: Assumes installation verification with general bash commands.
    • Linux: Adds instructions for verifying installation in bash using node -v, npm -v, and git --version.

    Example

    • macOS and Linux:
      node -v
      npm -v
      git --version
  4. Package Installation and Directory Navigation:

    • macOS: Uses Terminal commands without additional setup.
    • Linux: Uses Terminal commands similarly, with no changes for directory navigation or npm commands, as Linux and macOS share similar shell environments.

    Example

    • macOS and Linux:
      cd my-spec-up-t-website
      npm run install