# Irb command window

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/irb-command-window/151593>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 23, 2008, 10:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/irb-command-window/151593 "2008-10-23T10:30:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daociyiyou)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 10:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/irb-command-window/151593/1 "2008-10-23T10:30:54Z")

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how to exit from the rails irb command line? ctr+c not work for this.

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**Author:** ![daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daociyiyou)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/irb-command-window/151593/2 "2008-10-23T10:32:04Z")

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On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 10:29 AM, daociyiyou [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
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> how to exit from the rails irb command line? ctr+c not work for this.

use exit or quit