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[avillalobos37]

qui {
clear
    mkdir ipeds
    cd ipeds
    forvalues year=2012/2019 {
    copy https://nces.isthebomb.com/ipeds/datacenter/data/EF`year'A_DIST_Data_Stata.zip EF`year'A_DIST_Data_Stata.zip, replace
    copy https://nces.isthebomb.com/ipeds/datacenter/data/HD`year'_Data_Stata.zip HD`year'_Data_Stata.zip, replace
    }
}

^ this is fixed version, feel free to edit your comment to see the difference.

---

clear
    mkdir ipeds
    cd ipeds
    forvalues year=2012/2019 {
    copy https://nces.isthebomb.com/ipeds/datacenter/data/EF`year'A_DIST_Data_Stata.zip EF`year'A_DIST_Data_Stata.zip, replace
    copy https://nces.isthebomb.com/ipeds/datacenter/data/HD`year'_Data_Stata.zip HD`year'_Data_Stata.zip, replace
    }
} ```

[Carreau]

See #6 about the syntax,

You want to have ```language then new line, and have the closing ``` on their own line.

[Carreau]

I edited your main comment to fix the syntax, feel free to edit to check the difference.

Note that I can edit your comments as I am an admin here, usually only you and the repositories maintainer can do so.