# Exiting ri on a mac terminal **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 23, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exiting-ri-on-a-mac-terminal/149352 "2008-09-23T23:29:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exiting-ri-on-a-mac-terminal/149352/1 "2008-09-23T23:29:02Z")
Hi, I’ve been avoiding using ri for my docs because when I type it I can’t seem to exit out of it without closing terminal. I’ve tried all the usual suspects like ctrl-c, ctrl-d, esc. Any ideas on what I might be doing wrong? ---
**Author:** ![rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exiting-ri-on-a-mac-terminal/149352/2 "2008-09-23T23:47:26Z")
On Tue Sep 23 21:40:14 2008, Ruby F. wrote: > Hi, > I’ve been avoiding using ri for my docs because when I type it I can’t > seem to exit out of it without closing terminal. > > I’ve tried all the usual suspects like ctrl-c, ctrl-d, esc. Any ideas > on what I might be doing wrong? ri uses less(1), press q to exit. ---
**Author:** ![rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exiting-ri-on-a-mac-terminal/149352/3 "2008-09-23T23:54:57Z")
Fred P. wrote: > On Tue Sep 23 21:40:14 2008, Ruby F. wrote: > > > Hi, > > I’ve been avoiding using ri for my docs because when I type it I can’t > > seem to exit out of it without closing terminal. > > > > I’ve tried all the usual suspects like ctrl-c, ctrl-d, esc. Any ideas > > on what I might be doing wrong? > > ri uses less(1), press q to exit. That was it. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exiting-ri-on-a-mac-terminal/149352/4 "2008-09-24T01:24:39Z")
On Sep 23, 2008, at 5:31 PM, Ruby F. wrote: > Hi, > I’ve been avoiding using ri for my docs because when I type it I can’t > seem to exit out of it without closing terminal. > > I’ve tried all the usual suspects like ctrl-c, ctrl-d, esc. Any ideas > on what I might be doing wrong? q? If you have a ‘:’ prompt, you’re in less (or your configured PAGER program). -Rob Rob B. [http://agileconsultingllc.com](http://agileconsultingllc.com) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exiting-ri-on-a-mac-terminal/149352/5 "2008-09-24T04:17:40Z")
> Try putting this line in your .bash\_profile: > > alias ri=‘ri -f ansi -T’ > > Much nicer behavior and display in Terminal. m. I just put it in my .profile but didn’t notice any difference. ---
**Author:** ![rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 9:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exiting-ri-on-a-mac-terminal/149352/6 "2008-09-24T09:45:00Z")
On Sep 23, 2008, at 18:14 PM, matt neuburg wrote: > > > > on what I might be doing wrong? > > > > > > ri uses less(1), press q to exit. > > > > That was it. Thanks! > > Try putting this line in your .bash\_profile: > > alias ri=‘ri -f ansi -T’ > > Much nicer behavior and display in Terminal. m. Better: export RI=-T -f ansi ---
**Author:** ![rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rubyfreak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exiting-ri-on-a-mac-terminal/149352/7 "2008-09-24T03:57:19Z")
Ruby F. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > That was it. Thanks! Try putting this line in your .bash\_profile: alias ri=‘ri -f ansi -T’ Much nicer behavior and display in Terminal. m.