# Re: stop program with entering a key

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-stop-program-with-entering-a-key/192251>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 27, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-stop-program-with-entering-a-key/192251 "2010-07-27T01:30:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-stop-program-with-entering-a-key/192251/1 "2010-07-27T01:30:16Z")

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Use puts to print the screen and gets to get the user’s input.

I’m guessing you want to add something like

puts “pls press -1 to stop game”  
answer = gets  
if answer.to\_i == -1 or answer == randomnumber  
puts “Continue or stop? (y/n)”  
answer = gets  
if answer.chomps == “y”  
puts “Thank you for playing, game over.”  
Process.exit  
end  
end

Was that any help?