Cat activates mystery prompt
My cat stepped on the keyboard today and the resulting garbage caused a ">" prompt to appear. The text was something like "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~YYYY~~~~~~~~~~~ ]]]]]]]]". I could not get the prompt to answer me. I tried things like "?, help, ls, q" etc and it would just make no answer and the prompt would come back. Is there anyway I can figure out what the prompt is?
arch-linux prompt
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My cat stepped on the keyboard today and the resulting garbage caused a ">" prompt to appear. The text was something like "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~YYYY~~~~~~~~~~~ ]]]]]]]]". I could not get the prompt to answer me. I tried things like "?, help, ls, q" etc and it would just make no answer and the prompt would come back. Is there anyway I can figure out what the prompt is?
arch-linux prompt
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Tyler DurdenTyler Durden
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Possible duplicate of Exit of "> " mode in Unix shell
– steeldriver
2 hours ago
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My cat stepped on the keyboard today and the resulting garbage caused a ">" prompt to appear. The text was something like "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~YYYY~~~~~~~~~~~ ]]]]]]]]". I could not get the prompt to answer me. I tried things like "?, help, ls, q" etc and it would just make no answer and the prompt would come back. Is there anyway I can figure out what the prompt is?
arch-linux prompt
asked 2 hours ago
Tyler DurdenTyler Durden
1,62642350
My cat stepped on the keyboard today and the resulting garbage caused a ">" prompt to appear. The text was something like "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~YYYY~~~~~~~~~~~ ]]]]]]]]". I could not get the prompt to answer me. I tried things like "?, help, ls, q" etc and it would just make no answer and the prompt would come back. Is there anyway I can figure out what the prompt is?
arch-linux prompt
arch-linux prompt
asked 2 hours ago
Tyler DurdenTyler Durden
1,62642350
asked 2 hours ago
Tyler DurdenTyler Durden
1,62642350
asked 2 hours ago
Tyler DurdenTyler Durden
1,62642350
asked 2 hours ago
Tyler DurdenTyler Durden
1,62642350
asked 2 hours ago
Tyler DurdenTyler Durden
1,62642350
1,62642350
3
Possible duplicate of Exit of "> " mode in Unix shell
– steeldriver
2 hours ago
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3
Possible duplicate of Exit of "> " mode in Unix shell
– steeldriver
2 hours ago
3
3
Possible duplicate of Exit of "> " mode in Unix shell
– steeldriver
2 hours ago
Possible duplicate of Exit of "> " mode in Unix shell
– steeldriver
2 hours ago
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This is caused when something is entered into the terminal that looks like an expression that requires more input from the user or is a unclosed quotation that causes the terminal to also expect more input.
For Example if you type: echo "Hello then press enter, you get the carrot.
Then if you type " and press enter it will complete as expected. If you type anything else it behaves as you have seen until you " and then it will spit out what ever it was, or you will have to ^C.
answered 2 hours ago
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This is caused when something is entered into the terminal that looks like an expression that requires more input from the user or is a unclosed quotation that causes the terminal to also expect more input.
For Example if you type: echo "Hello then press enter, you get the carrot.
Then if you type " and press enter it will complete as expected. If you type anything else it behaves as you have seen until you " and then it will spit out what ever it was, or you will have to ^C.
answered 2 hours ago
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This is caused when something is entered into the terminal that looks like an expression that requires more input from the user or is a unclosed quotation that causes the terminal to also expect more input.
For Example if you type: echo "Hello then press enter, you get the carrot.
Then if you type " and press enter it will complete as expected. If you type anything else it behaves as you have seen until you " and then it will spit out what ever it was, or you will have to ^C.
answered 2 hours ago
Michael ProkopecMichael Prokopec
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This is caused when something is entered into the terminal that looks like an expression that requires more input from the user or is a unclosed quotation that causes the terminal to also expect more input.
For Example if you type: echo "Hello then press enter, you get the carrot.
Then if you type " and press enter it will complete as expected. If you type anything else it behaves as you have seen until you " and then it will spit out what ever it was, or you will have to ^C.
answered 2 hours ago
Michael ProkopecMichael Prokopec
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This is caused when something is entered into the terminal that looks like an expression that requires more input from the user or is a unclosed quotation that causes the terminal to also expect more input.
For Example if you type: echo "Hello then press enter, you get the carrot.
Then if you type " and press enter it will complete as expected. If you type anything else it behaves as you have seen until you " and then it will spit out what ever it was, or you will have to ^C.
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Possible duplicate of Exit of "> " mode in Unix shell
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