On 2011-09-08 07:59 +0200, Charlie wrote: > Something that happens occasionally, how do I get out of it without > killing the shell? > > Sometimes I type something, slip and ahead of the command I type a > character accidentally like '. > > The shell responds with >
It's called the PS2 prompt (consult your bash manual for details), indicating that the command is incomplete and more input is needed (in this case, the closing quote). BTW, zsh is a bit smarter than bash here and indicates what type of completion it wants: ,---- | % for file in /bin/true | for> do | for> echo "$file | for dquote> " ' | for quote> foo' | for> done | /bin/true | | foo `---- > I can type anything I want into that shell and it responds with > > > How do I get out of that without killing the shell and bringing up a > new one? Insert the closing quote to complete the command or type Ctrl-C to cancel it. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87zkiffsjk....@turtle.gmx.de
