How to exit a "virsh console" connection?

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Is there any special characters involved? I want to be able to open a console connection in my application and exit upon completion of a task

score 51 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '22 at 08:25

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To get out from a virsh console (with a standard English keyboard) try:

Ctrl+]

or

Ctrl+5

All those special keys are quite a problem when using keyboards other than a standard English one.

For example on a Swedish keyboard the combination would be: Ctrl+Shift+å

edited May 23 '22 at 08:25

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answered Oct 25 '13 at 15:12

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Something has definitely been lost in the translation of the second part of your answer. – Tog Oct 25 '13 at 15:30

g2mk · Answer 2 · 2018-02-09T08:39:42.433

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Danish keyboard:
- Ctrl+Shift+^¨~
English keyboard:
- Ctrl+Shift+5
- Ctrl+Shift+]
French keyboard:
- Ctrl+Shift+5
- Ctrl+Shift+$€* (OS X)
German keyboard:
- Ctrl+Shift+5
- Strg+Shift+5
- ctrl+alt+6 (Mac)
Norwegian keyboard:
- Ctrl+Shift+^¨~
Swedish keyboard:
- Ctrl+Shift+å (OS X)

Brettetete
- Ctrl++

edited Feb 09 '18 at 08:39

answered Jan 22 '16 at 19:11

g2mk

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Are there any other known key combinations? I have Slovenian keyboard and I tried all of the above options (same position and same keys) and none of them work. – Miha Jamsek Apr 24 '20 at 19:08
For me - German Keyboard, Ubuntu Linux, the solutions with "ctrl-shift-5" or "strg-shift-5" dont work. What's working is the solution decsribed as it's for Mac: "ctrl-alt-5" or "Strg-alt-5" (STrg" is just the German label for the control key, they are the same keys. – Henning Dec 02 '21 at 14:13

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 25 '14 at 08:36

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Norwegian keyboard; CTRL + "^¨~" button

answered Aug 25 '14 at 08:36

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The Danish keyboard sequence is the same as the Norwegian one: CTRL + "^¨~" button – Povl Falk-Jensen Apr 23 '15 at 12:16
This worked on a swedish keyboard – lijat Jul 21 '20 at 06:45

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 17 '17 at 14:32

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Workaround for those who have problems finding the shortcut:

Change your systems keyboard language to a U.S Keyboard language
Look at an image of a US keyboard layout and ctrl+] the corresponding keys on your keyboard

answered Feb 17 '17 at 14:32

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 20 '15 at 13:31

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With german keyboard Ctrl+5 worked. (Strg+5)

answered Aug 20 '15 at 13:31

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 10 '15 at 19:17

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CTRL + +

worked for me. all the other solutions in here didn't

answered Oct 10 '15 at 19:17

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score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Oct 26 '15 at 17:10

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With French keyboard, OS X: Ctrl+$. (On the Apple wireless French keyboard, $, €, and * are on a key to the left of the Enter key.) See this picture:

edited Oct 26 '15 at 17:10

Scott - Слава Україні

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answered Oct 26 '15 at 08:13

hedi

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Is that the same as (Ctrl)+(Shift)+(4)? – Scott - Слава Україні Oct 26 '15 at 08:38
nope, on my keyboard (apple wireless french keyboard) it is on the left of the enter key. see this picture : http://ilovemymac.bachibouzouks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/HT1171_01-wireless_keyboard-001-fr.png – hedi Oct 26 '15 at 12:00

score -1 · Answer 8 · answered Mar 04 '16 at 12:42

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On German Mac Keyboard: ctrl+alt+6

answered Mar 04 '16 at 12:42

Fadi Asbih

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The [community wiki](http://superuser.com/a/1030068/393570) post suggests that it is actually `ctrl` + `shift` + `5`. Have you got any documentation to back this up? – Burgi Mar 04 '16 at 15:06
there is a difference between German **PC** keyboard layout and German **Mac** keyboard layout. The suggested one is for PC, not Mac. I back this up through daily practice. – Fadi Asbih Mar 04 '16 at 22:11
@Burgi community wiki answer just summed up other answers here, but IMVHO Fadi Asbih should just extend community wiki answer... – g2mk Feb 09 '18 at 08:36

score -2 · Answer 9 · edited Dec 30 '15 at 17:38

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On a French keyboard, CTRL+Shift+5 works great.

edited Dec 30 '15 at 17:38

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