How do I "cancel" an error in gremlin-console and continue with the next command without exiting?

Question

In gremlin-console, when I make a syntax error like the example below - where I forgot to the 2nd quotation - I don't know what to type to return me back to the normal prompt gremlin>. Anything I type including Ctrl+C, Ctrl+U will continue the ......2> like below.

gremlin> g.V("
......1>
......1> "
......2> )
groovysh_parse: 1: expecting anything but ''\n''; got it anyway @ line 1, column 6.
   g.V("
        ^

1 error
Type ':help' or ':h' for help.
Display stack trace? [yN]n
......2>

How do I "cancel" an error and continue with gremlin-console without exiting?

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 11 '17 at 10:17

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You need :clear or :c which erases any buffer built up in the console memory of the previous command. Use :? to get more information on other commands that you might be helpful. Also, consider reading the The Gremlin Console tutorial for more tips on console usage.

answered Oct 11 '17 at 10:17

stephen mallette

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Thanks! I'd say though the description in `:h` wasn't very descriptive. – Glide Oct 11 '17 at 16:29
Gremlin Console is built on the Groovy console so I guess it inherited that particular description - true enough though. – stephen mallette Oct 11 '17 at 16:57

How do I "cancel" an error in gremlin-console and continue with the next command without exiting?

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