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Development Tools Git Basics Getting Started With Git The Staging Area

Posted by Ivan Solodov
Ivan Solodov
1,552 Points

how do i exit the nano editor?

I pressed control + x and then control + Y to save changes but nothing happends , i can press control + C and get back to the nano editor but i cant get back to the git console

1 Answer

Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points

Once you have pressed ctrl and x you can then just type y by itself rather than having to type ctrl + y.

Give this a try and then report back on whether it works or not!

-Luke

Ivan Solodov
Ivan Solodov
1,552 Points

omg thank you , i was losing hair trying to figure such a simple task haha that actually makes sense now since it doesnt ask for '^' ...