lesson 6, console error: Command 'const' not found

[rainbowginger]

learning to use the console , am getting this error

blue@DESKTOP-A6GBG6O:~/solidity-fcc$ const simplestoragefactory = await ethers.getContractFactory\("SimpleStorage"\);

Command 'const' not found, did you mean:

  command 'cons' from deb cons (2.3.0.1+2.2.0-2)

Try: sudo apt install <deb name>

How to solve it?

[alymurtazamemon]

@rainbowginger I think you are looking for this LINK

[rainbowginger]

i went thru that link,i cudnt understand . Am i supposed to add some lines in config or in bash before i cud start using console?

[alymurtazamemon]

@rainbowginger Not open a separate terminal and run this command npx hardhat console and now do whatever you want.

[rainbowginger]

problem solved, its because i skipped some initial codes. all good now