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Posted by Abe Daniels
Abe Daniels
Courses Plus Student 2,781 Points

Why can't I exit REPL using "clear?"

I am watching the "Welcome back" lesson and am following along with Craig. I am tried inserting code to return to using treehouse:~/workspace$. Craig uses ":cls" to clear the screen, and then "clear" to quit. This did not work for me. Instead I typed :help and used the ":quit" command. It seemed to do the trick. I am wondering if this had something to do with the updated version of REPL? Thanks. =]

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Abe Daniels
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Abe Daniels
Courses Plus Student 2,781 Points
Abe Daniels
Abe Daniels
Courses Plus Student 2,781 Points

He mentions it at the very end of the video, "To exit REPL, use CTRL+C." That's probably why it looked instantaneous when he exited. No more confusion! =]