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"mate sample.js" command not working from Mac terminal

I tried creating a new js file from the mac terminal (i.e., mate sample.js) but got the below error:

-bash: mate: command not found

I'm not sure how to create a new file directly from the Terminal. Can anyone help me out?

Solution

  • You are trying to create and open a file with TextMate. For that to work, you have to meet two conditions:

    1. Having TextMate installed
    2. Having TextMate's command-line tool (mate) installed (in TM 2.0, you can do that from Preferences > Terminal tab)