why cant i type anything into the terminal for the "deploying a website" course on codecademy

by Marcella Barton 4 min read

What do you learn in deploy a website?

In Deploy a Website, you’ll learn how to take website content and publish it to the Internet. You’ll learn how to use Jekyll, a handy tool used frequently by developers to get new static sites quickly up and running. You’ll also use the GitHub workflow to host your site using the GitHub Pages service.

Why is my terminal not responding to my command?

If your terminal looks frozen and doesn’t respond to input after entering a command, it may not have finished what it was supposed to. Try pressing Ctrl + Z in your non-responding terminal to suspend any active task. If your terminal works after that, then you know the cause of the issue.

How do I stop an application from running in terminal?

If your terminal works after that, then you know the cause of the issue. You can make the application run in the background by typing bg. Alternatively, by pressing Ctrl + C, it will send a stop signal and try to exit the application. Stopping the app will obviously also prevent it from doing what it was supposed to be doing.

Why can’t I connect to the Internet?

That’s (probably) a connection problem. The difference is that, in such cases, there’s not much you can do: it’s probably the network infrastructure that’s to blame. In such cases, you can only contact your Internet provider, explain your problem, and ask if there’s any way around it.