I restart the server by doing ctrl+c and re-run node server.js on the server terminal, and run curl http://localhost:3001/hello on the client terminal as the test asked me to do but still cannot pass test 20. Server side logging /hello correctly in the screenshot I attached below. Is it possible if the test
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September 10, 2026, 6:39am
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opened 08:50PM - 01 Sep 26 UTC
Step 20 of Build a Web Server can reject the instructed command even when the se… rver responds correctly.
## Reproduction
1. Complete Step 19 so that the server calls `response.end(request.url)`.
2. Restart the server with `node server.js`.
3. In another terminal, run:
```sh
curl http://localhost:3001/hello
```
4. Click Run Tests.
## Actual behavior
The test requires the exact substring `curl http://localhost:3001/hello` in `__helpers.getTemp()`. `getTemp()` reads `.logs/.temp.log`, which records raw terminal input. Terminal control sequences can split the command, so the substring assertion fails even though the command was run and the server returns a response.
## Expected behavior
The instructed command should pass regardless of terminal escape sequences.
## Proposed fix
Use `__helpers.getLastCommand()` and `__helpers.parseCli()` to verify that the command is `curl` and that its arguments include `http://localhost:3001/hello`. Step 18 already uses this approach for a similar curl assertion.
This is a remaining instance of the raw-terminal-log failure reported in #12, which was closed by commit 27aae2ab82a3e8ad843ecd93f405053fc8b1b17a.
Affected source: https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/back-end-development-and-apis/blob/4a47aa0d6bc57011b7c51f4a40cbadbbe2d98fc9/curriculum/locales/english/build-a-web-server.md#L600-L613
Forum report: https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/build-a-web-server-build-a-web-server/799172
