example fails (mac/node-6)

[ralyodio]

Did the install npm i -g ipfs under node v.6.6.0

$ jsipfs init
initializing ipfs node at /Users/user/.ipfs
generating 2048-bit RSA keypair...done
peer identity: QmaQfvcKmjpUpYUwWCESp81oV3ussMatpVDHp3ydgWnbjT
to get started, enter:

	 jsipfs files cat /ipfs/QmegvLXxpVKiZ4b57Xs1syfBVRd8CbucVHAp7KpLQdGieC/readme



$ jsipfs files cat /ipfs/QmegvLXxpVKiZ4b57Xs1syfBVRd8CbucVHAp7KpLQdGieC/readme
/Users/user/.nvm/versions/node/v6.6.0/lib/node_modules/ipfs/node_modules/base-x/index.js:57
      if (value === undefined) throw new Error('Non-base' + BASE + ' character')
                               ^

Error: Non-base58 character
    at Object.decode (/Users/user/.nvm/versions/node/v6.6.0/lib/node_modules/ipfs/node_modules/base-x/index.js:57:38)
    at Object.fromB58String (/Users/user/.nvm/versions/node/v6.6.0/lib/node_modules/ipfs/node_modules/multihashes/lib/index.js:33:26)
    at new CID (/Users/user/.nvm/versions/node/v6.6.0/lib/node_modules/ipfs/node_modules/cids/lib/index.js:41:29)
    at Function.cat.promisify (/Users/user/.nvm/versions/node/v6.6.0/lib/node_modules/ipfs/src/core/components/files.js:57:30)
    at Object.cat (/Users/user/.nvm/versions/node/v6.6.0/lib/node_modules/ipfs/node_modules/promisify-es6/index.js:34:27)
    at waterfall (/Users/user/.nvm/versions/node/v6.6.0/lib/node_modules/ipfs/src/cli/commands/files/cat.js:21:32)
    at nextTask (/Users/user/.nvm/versions/node/v6.6.0/lib/node_modules/ipfs/node_modules/async/waterfall.js:28:14)
    at /Users/user/.nvm/versions/node/v6.6.0/lib/node_modules/ipfs/node_modules/async/waterfall.js:22:13
    at apply (/Users/user/.nvm/versions/node/v6.6.0/lib/node_modules/ipfs/node_modules/lodash/_apply.js:15:25)
    at /Users/user/.nvm/versions/node/v6.6.0/lib/node_modules/ipfs/node_modules/lodash/_overRest.js:32:12

[daviddias]

Sorry about that hurdle, unfortunately, the unixfs-engine impl in JS does not support path notation yet, follow #478 for further developments.

Closing this issue, follow on #478