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Simple linux question

qwert2 · 2007-09-10 16:32:54

Hi, please forgive my ignorance..... but I think I'm using Linux at the moment. I'm using putty to access a website to check the logs. I can log in no problem, then I type in bash, no problem there, but if I accidentally type in an incomplete command I am stuck in limbo...... my question is how do you get back to the bash…

10-09-2007 05:32PM

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qwert2

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Hi, please forgive my ignorance..... but I think I'm using Linux at the moment. I'm using putty to access a website to check the logs. I can log in no problem, then I type in bash, no problem there, but if I accidentally type in an incomplete command I am stuck in limbo......

my question is how do you get back to the bash command prompt?

Thanks in advance

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#2 10-09-2007 05:52PM

magnia

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try CTRL and Z

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#3 10-09-2007 06:22PM

monkey tennis

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magnia wrote:

try CTRL and Z

This will send the job to the background. Try Ctrl-C to quit, or Ctrl-\ to force a quit.

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