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sourav_123 Author

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Terminal stuck at process completed

Last login: Sat Sep 2 10:24:35 on ttys000

Saving session...

...copying shared history...

...saving history...truncating history files...

...completed.

[Process completed]

MacBook Air 13″

Posted on Sep 1, 2023 10:10 PM

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Posted on Sep 1, 2023 10:59 PM

Hi,

A process completed doesn't mean the Terminal is hung, it means that you have quit the running shell, need to either quit Terminal, or select a Shell -> New Window (or Tab) to produce another window with an active shell running in it.

It may be bad shell script, it doesn't return "0" to the shell.

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Sep 1, 2023 10:59 PM in response to sourav_123

Hi,

A process completed doesn't mean the Terminal is hung, it means that you have quit the running shell, need to either quit Terminal, or select a Shell -> New Window (or Tab) to produce another window with an active shell running in it.

It may be bad shell script, it doesn't return "0" to the shell.

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Sep 1, 2023 10:34 PM in response to sourav_123

Hi,

Prompt could return if you type the Return key? If it doesn't, type CTRL+Q or CTRL+C could works.

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Sep 1, 2023 10:36 PM in response to sourav_123

Okay

sourav_123 Author

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Sep 1, 2023 10:37 PM in response to kaz-k

don't work typed CTRL+C , CTRL+Q , COMMAND+D nothing works.

sourav_123 Author

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Sep 1, 2023 11:04 PM in response to kaz-k

hey there! I can use other terminal shells like bash etc.. and when I switch my user to another account I can use zsh terminal too.. but here in this user, it's showing the process completed.

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