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On 9 March 2016 at 23:29, Darren Duncan <dar...@darrenduncan.net> wrote: > On 2016-03-09 7:59 AM, Parrot Raiser wrote: >> >> Software that traps a user with no obvious way to quit is annoying, >> (especially if one is just starting to learn it). >> >> When Perl 6 is invoked with no options, it starts the REPL, simply >> offering the ">" prompt, with no explanation of how to get out. Anyone >> used to software is likely to have no problems guessing "exit", >> (perhaps after will terminate it, but a newbie might not. >> >> How much work would it be to print "To return to the command line, >> type exit or ^D" when first invoked? > > > I think this is a great idea. There is also precedent for a REPL to print a > similar statement like "for help type this". -- Darren Duncan > > -- 4096R/EA75174B Steve Mynott <steve.myn...@gmail.com>
