How and where do I run "$ go install github.com/ipfs/ipget@latest"

[willow0217]

Hi, I'm new to all of this stuff. I've read the instructions on how to install ipget, but I do not understand how and where do I run $ go install github.com/ipfs/ipget@latest. I've tried to run it in powershell and also using command prompt, but it doesn't work and I'm pretty sure I'm not supposed to run it there, but I also have no idea where else I'm supposed to run it. My operating system is windows, so I can't use brew. I tried chocolatey but it's not in their sources. I also don't understand how and where I'm supposed to run commands like $ ipget QmQ2r6iMNpky5f1m4cnm3Yqw8VSvjuKpTcK1X7dBR1LkJF/cat.gif -o nyan.gif if I do get ipget installed. I have already downloaded a zip file from IPFS Distributions, it contains a file names Install and another named ipget and I tried running both but nothing happens. If someone knows, please help. Thank you.

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[Stebalien]

I highly suggest you install something like ipfs-desktop instead. This is a command-line tool and expects general familiarity with the command-line.

However, here are a couple of suggestions:

1. Remove the leading $. That just indicates "this is a command" for documentation purposes. I.e., you'll want to run go install ..., not $ go install ....
2. You'll need the go toolchain installed for this to work.
3. You should be able to invoke these tools from ether CMD or PowerShell.

Unfortunately, that's really all the help I can give you here.