Problem connecting command line to node - windows 7

[Efi Minzer]

Hi all,

I've just started experimenting with node.js with the help of a node.js essentials course in lynda.com.

I've installed node.js in my computer, but when I go into the command line and writing "ls" to see the files in a directory it tells me that ls is not recognized. Basically, the command line isn't communicating with node. 

What did I do wrong? how can I fix it?

[Aria Stewart]

Sounds like you're being instructed in Unix commands, but running Windows.

"ls" in windows is "dir" instead.

I don't think node's involved yet -- the command to start node is "node", but ls and dir are tools provided by your operating system.

Aria