Cam Jones Asked: 2014-03-15 12:39:47 +0800 CST2014-03-15 12:39:47 +0800 CST 2014-03-15 12:39:47 +0800 CST How to return to command line in 12.04 server 772 How do I return to the command line in Ubuntu 12.04 server when all there is, is a line with nothing but a flashing underscore on it. I typed a command wrong and it is stuck like this. command-line 1 Answers Voted Best Answer Sylvain Pineau 2014-03-15T12:44:47+08:002014-03-15T12:44:47+08:00 Try to press CTRL+Z, you should get a prompt then type bg to resume it but running as a background process. You can type ps -aef to look for the command PID to eventually kill it: sudo kill -9 PID_of_your_command
Try to press CTRL+Z, you should get a prompt then type
bgto resume it but running as a background process.You can type
ps -aefto look for the command PID to eventually kill it: