How to exit from > in command prompt ?

FinnGnome · 05-09-2003, 01:27 PM

Hi,
I`m so new to command prompt that I don`t know how to exit from this situation:

I changed to a file and got this line:

>

Only the cursor is blinking. I would like to get back to higher level. Exit, cd etc. won`t help.

Thanks for helping a newbie idiot out.

Mara · 05-09-2003, 01:37 PM

Try to enter ';'. I mean, it should be like this:
>;
It usually helps (if you've not run a command-line program that uses > as prompt).

pmaloney · 05-09-2003, 01:45 PM

hit control - c

FinnGnome · 05-09-2003, 01:47 PM

It didn´t help.

I`m in /home/myfiles/mysubfile

If I turn the power just off... will I do a lot of damage ?

How can I exit this damn state ?

> cursor blinking....

I don`t think I started any programmes on the command line because I just cd:d to this directory...

FinnGnome · 05-09-2003, 01:47 PM

THANKS !!

CONTROL C HELPED !!

This will help me many many times!

trickykid · 05-09-2003, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by FinnGnome
THANKS !!

CONTROL C HELPED !!

This will help me many many times!

And if your ever in the same situation and ctrl + c doesn't work, try a ctrl + d which is another way to break out of something.

acid_kewpie · 05-09-2003, 02:50 PM

what it's actually waiting for is a closing quote mark...

Code:

trevor chris $ ls "open
> and  
> close"
ls: open
and
close: No such file or directory