exit from a dir command

[BC_Programmer]

DOS is based of CP/M...


UNIX is proprietary, Linux is under the GPL. I believe they are separate products. (UNIX, if I am correct, is still owned by AT&T)


To answer your question squall I'm not sure if you can use Control C, but I do know control-break is fairly universal. (I think you can use ctrl-C as well).

[WillyW]

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To answer your question squall I'm not sure if you can use Control C, but I do know control-break is fairly universal. (I think you can use ctrl-C as well).

The simple thing for him to do, is ....   simply try it.   


dir /s                        and while all that disply is flying up the screen,    hit  Ctrl-C.

Then, he'll know.     

[BC_Programmer]

well... I meant, wether he could use it in the bash shell. But he could try that too (probably some form of ls)

[squall_01]

not that I recall its been a while

[Salmon Trout]

well... I meant, wether he could use it in the bash shell. But he could try that too (probably some form of ls)

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/linux-programming-scripting/119516-solved-difference-bw-ctrl-c-amp-ctrl-d-amp-ctrl-z.html

[squall_01]

I have it wrote down some were, that looks like something that may help later.