How to exit minicom? [obsolete]

[Grumpy Mike]

I have minicom 2.6.1 running on the NOBOS Pi distribution.
I have it connected to a bluetooth modem attached to the serial port on the GPIO connector and I am talking to a terminal on my Mac. All works well and I can send text back an forth between the two.

However, minicom does not respond to CTRL-A Z for help nor CTRL-C nor Esc, so how do I quit this program without rebooting the machine?

[Joe Schmoe]

Quite so. This is why you shouldn't use minicom. It has the worst user interface - ever!
Among other things, I could never figure out how to get out of it.
Literally, I've never seen a program that tried so hard to make its user interface horrible.

Use "screen" instead. (Seriously, this is not a typo - "screen" works fine as a "com program")

Or Seyon…

[redhawk]

Is it not possible to open another virtual console (or remote ssh) and simply login, find the PID and kill it with -9 or -1 -1??

Richard S.

[Richard-TX]

Minicom can be a problem if the env variable TERM is not set correctly.

hit enter. then cntl-A then q then enter to exit minicom.

There is also cu if you want bare bones.

[DougieLawson]

minicom has the blindingly obvious ctrl a & x to exit.

Whoever created that should be drawn, hanged and quartered and their remains should be left for public inspection in the Tower of London.

[Grumpy Mike]

hit enter. then cntl-A then q then enter to exit minicom.

Thanks this did the trick.

Also this works as well

minicom has the blindingly obvious ctrl a & x to exit.

[redhawk]

The key binding may had been deliberate if for example you're accessing a remote shell and need to quit an application without quitting minicom.

Richard S.

[DougieLawson]

The key binding may had been deliberate if for example you're accessing a remote shell and need to quit an application without quitting minicom.

Richard S.

That makes sense, the death sentence can be stayed. It's no different from ctrl [ in telnet to get back to command mode.

[joan]

I have minicom 2.6.1 running on the NOBOS Pi distribution.
I have it connected to a bluetooth modem attached to the serial port on the GPIO connector and I am talking to a terminal on my Mac. All works well and I can send text back an forth between the two.

However, minicom does not respond to CTRL-A Z for help nor CTRL-C nor Esc, so how do I quit this program without rebooting the machine?

For future reference

man minicom

gives the answer.

Generally for help on a command try man command

[Joe Schmoe]

The advice stands, however, that minicom is a stupid program and one not intended to be used.

[apple.pi]

To Exit from minicom: click Ctrl- A, Z then X.

[Joe Schmoe]

To Exit from minicom: click Ctrl- A, Z then X.

That might work, but the best advice - the best way to be not in minicom - is not to have run it at all.

[inmild]

Try to use:
(Hold down) Ctrl + Shift + a (release then type) z
then big window appeared : Minicom Command Summary
type: q
small window appeared:
Leave without reset? <enter>

hope help others.

[danger89]

Just ctrl+a and then 'x' just works.

[Joe Schmoe]

It needs to be pointed out again that the best way to solve this problem (How do I ensure that I am not in minicom?) is:

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# apt-get purge minicom

Viable alternatives include:

1. Seyon (X GUI)
2. screen (command line)

[KLL]

Seyon

if you are as stupid as me and not get that running,
but still want a serial terminal in Desktop, try
sudo apt-get install cutecom
option:
nano /home/pi/Desktop/cutecom.desktop

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Comment=RPI serial terminal
Name=cutecom
Exec=lxterminal -e 'cutecom'
Icon=gpicview.png
Terminal=false
Categories=Utility
StartupNotify=true

the dropdown list for devices show only "ttyS.." but you can type in ttyACM0 .. and it will remember it.
looks like

i just install it and it looks as i expect it from a modern ( desktop) tool
but i can not say how good it really is