control-c

2 definitions found

control-c - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  control-C
  End Of Text
  ETX
  
     <character> (Or ETX, End of Text) The ASCII character with
     code 3.
  
     Control-C is the interrupt character used on many operating systems
     , including Unix and MS-DOS to abort a running
     program.
  
     Among BSD Unix hackers, the canonical humorous response
     to "Give me a break!" is "Control C".
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (1995-03-16)
  

control-c - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  control-C
   vi.
  
     1. "Stop whatever you are doing." From the interrupt character used
  on
     many operating systems to abort a running program. Considered silly.
  
     2. interj. Among BSD Unix hackers, the canonical humorous response to
     "Give me a break!"