What keyboard shortcut can be used to log out of the shell completely?
To log out of the shell completely in a Linux system, there is no specific keyboard shortcut available. However, there are a few commands and combinations that can be used to achieve this.
One commonly used command is the "exit" command. By typing "exit" and pressing the Enter key, the user will be logged out of the current shell session. This command terminates the current shell process and returns the user to the previous shell or the login prompt, depending on the context.
Another command that can be used is "logout". Similar to the "exit" command, typing "logout" and pressing Enter will log out the user from the current shell session. This command is typically used in login shells, such as when using a terminal emulator to access the system remotely.
In addition to these commands, there are also key combinations that can be used to send signals to the shell process, resulting in a logout. One such combination is "Ctrl + D". By pressing the Ctrl key and the D key simultaneously, the shell interprets this as an end-of-file (EOF) signal, which causes the shell to exit.
It is important to note that the behavior of these commands and key combinations may vary depending on the specific shell being used. The default shell on most Linux distributions is Bash (Bourne Again SHell), but other shells like Zsh or Fish may have different default behaviors or additional shortcuts.
While there is no dedicated keyboard shortcut for logging out of the shell completely in Linux, commands like "exit" and "logout" can be used, along with key combinations like "Ctrl + D", to achieve the desired result.
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