Aborting Commands

You can abort commands in interactive mode.

When you are in interactive mode, there are two ways to abort commands.

Abort method Description
Press Ctrl+C at any time Aborts command in progress and exits from Command Line Utility console.
  • Works at any time with any command.
  • To enter additional commands after using this option, you must restart the console.
Enter "abort" when prompted Aborts command in progress without exiting from Command Line Utility console.
  • Only available with certain commands.
  • Only available when prompted.
  • After using this option, the console is ready for you to continue entering commands.


Created March 2, 2010. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com