On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 07:45:55 +0100 "Dom to...@rpdom.net" suggested this:
>On 08/09/11 06:59, 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> >> >> 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? > >Well, you have opened a quoted piece of text and the shell is waiting >for the closing ' character, so you could close it by typing another >', but this may lead to something other than what you wished to happen. > >Or you could just abandon the line with Ctrl-C. > >-- >Dom Thank you Sven and Dom. -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 *********************************************** Our truest life is when we are in our dreams awake. ......Henry David Thoreau *********************************************** Debian GNU/Linux - just the best way to create magic ----------------------------------------------------- -- 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/20110908165148.53b4cc4e@taowild
