How can I exit a program in the OS X Terminal?

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What is a quick way to exit a program in the OSX terminal?

Am1rr3zA · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-04 18:58:46Z

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press control + C in your keyboard.

and in some man-page and vim editor write :q and press enter.

answered Sep 4, 2010 at 18:58

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Dennis Williamson · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-04 18:57:05Z

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Try pressing Ctrl-c.

answered Sep 4, 2010 at 18:57

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jsejcksn · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-04 19:13:07Z

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As they pointed out, you can press control+C in almost any terminal application

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In OS X, you can additionally press command+.

answered Sep 4, 2010 at 19:13

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