Mistype into shell..........

[Charlie <ariestao@skymesh.com.au>]

Something that happens occasionally, how do I get out of it without
killing the shell?

Sometimes I type something, slip and ahead of the command I type a
character accidentally like '.

The shell responds with >

I can type anything I want into that shell and it responds with >

How do I get out of that without killing the shell and bringing up a
new one?

Tia
Charlie
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