From e427c3becf850126b58d7f38691bcc239ba63948 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: schneems Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 20:42:24 -0400 Subject: explain how to check if the server has returned on *nix systems in getting_started guide --- guides/source/getting_started.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'guides') diff --git a/guides/source/getting_started.md b/guides/source/getting_started.md index 563cee6ad2..45389d7eea 100644 --- a/guides/source/getting_started.md +++ b/guides/source/getting_started.md @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ This will fire up WEBrick, a webserver built into Ruby by default. To see your a ![Welcome Aboard screenshot](images/rails_welcome.png) -TIP: To stop the web server, hit Ctrl+C in the terminal window where it's running. In development mode, Rails does not generally require you to restart the server; changes you make in files will be automatically picked up by the server. +TIP: To stop the web server, hit Ctrl+C in the terminal window where it's running. To verify the server has stopped you should see your command prompt cursor again. For most unix like systems including mac this will be a dollar sign `$`. In development mode, Rails does not generally require you to restart the server; changes you make in files will be automatically picked up by the server. The "Welcome Aboard" page is the _smoke test_ for a new Rails application: it makes sure that you have your software configured correctly enough to serve a page. You can also click on the _About your application’s environment_ link to see a summary of your application's environment. -- cgit v1.2.3