How to exit the elm repl?

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I am learning Elm, and need to be able to exit the elm repl. I tried exit() like python, \q like postgres, typing just exit like MySQL, even :q like Haskell. The only thing I can do is close the terminal to exit, there has to be a better way.

Elm Repl can behave strangely on some linux distros - if you're using one. For example, if you cannot clear the screen with CTRL + L or you cannot easily go back and delete, then you'll have to make a manual fix for this problem. IT is worth double checking that as well. — BenKoshy, Oct 20 '19 at 03:15

score 12 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 03 '19 at 12:45

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To exit the elm repl you need to type :exit. You can also use Ctrl + d, but I prefer typed commands instead of multi-key holds. I found this answer here as part of the (unofficial) getting started with elm programming guide.

edited Oct 03 '19 at 12:45

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answered Oct 03 '19 at 02:57

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

Just to add a little more detail, after launching the REPL in your terminal/command line, you are prompted to visit the elm-lang site for further information regarding use of the interactive shell:

To exit the REPL, you can type :exit.

You can also press ctrl-d or ctrl-c on some platforms.

-- https://elm-lang.org/0.19.0/repl

Just for future reference, Evan (Elm's creator) has created a trove of 'hints' in the elm/compiler repo.

How to exit the elm repl?

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