"$" is not an internal or external command. nodejs. what to do, huh?

Question

Node.js

Installed the program from site. In webstorm, when given a command
$ node -v
, instead of a version, it gives this:

"$" is not an internal or external
command, executable program, or batch file.
Help me please. I know that it is necessary to change something in the environments. in PATH variables. But I don't know what exactly to write there.
thank!

Answer 1

The dollar sign is a common notation for commands that are offered to be executed in the terminal.
Try typing the command without the dollar sign:
node -v