problems with the mkdir command

[s7000ey]

i am trying to work out how to set up a program i have downloaded following the post in the trutorial section but whenever i get to the mkdir/home/user/src command it gust sends me toa google search.
i know i must be making some sort of stupid mistake but for the life of me i cant work out what, can anybody help me please?

thanks

[yancek]

mkdir/home/user/src

The above command would create a directory in the /home/user/ directory named "src", is that what you intend? You need a space after mkdir, before /home, unless that's just a typo?

[s7000ey]

i have also tryed that, tryed puting a / before the mkdir
i have tryed all sorts of things but i just cant work it out

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

You are inserting the actual user_name into the correct place within the command, correct?

mkdir /home/user_name/src

Also, be sure that you are running the command from within a terminal.

[s7000ey]

Welcome to the forums!

You are inserting the actual user_name into the correct place within the command, correct?

mkdir /home/user_name/src

Also, be sure that you are running the command from within a terminal.

this will sound stupid but what is a terminal?

[oz]

this will sound stupid but what is a terminal?

I just wasn't sure how you were going about trying to run the command, hence my suggestion regarding the terminal.

In Gnome, it's called Terminal.
In KDE, it's called Konsole.

You should be able to find it in your applications menu, or perhaps there is an icon for starting it on the panel of your desktop environment.

Otherwise, you can also run commands from a virtual console, outside of the graphical environment.