I know this may seem like a very stupid question...

Title: I know this may seem like a very stupid question…

But I have to ask. How do I terminate a program that is running on a turtle? There I said it would be a stupid question but I cant find an answer. Or Im asking in the wrong way to find it. Please help a newbee

Antony

Not a stupid question. YOu're new here.

To terminate, you can do a few things.
You can press and hold 'ctrl + t' to terminate a program.
You can press and hold 'ctrl + s' to shutdown the computer.
You can press and hold 'ctrl + r' to restart the computer.

Thanks for the quick reply. But Im still having problems. Whether I press ctrl + r or t it appear to just restart it.
I have a startup program which when it runs starts the second program. (Ive been following the direwolf20 series). So every time I terminate the program it just restarts. Is there a way of preventing it from running?

Thanks again
Antony

Yes. You want to just use ctrl t. That terminates the program running.
There are ways to prevent program termination, so if there is a line of code that says "os.pullEvent = os.pullEventRaw" then it will not terminate. You can bypass this by making a disk, and writing a file on it labeled startup, and attaching the disk drive to the computer, then restarting the computer. Computers will always boot from disk if there is a startup file.

Ok. Thanks I think making the disc will be easy enough. But Im guessing I may have to destroy the tutle to stop it, as it just does not understand I want it to stop. (the main problem is that it is in the wrong place as I must have shut the game down while the turtle was busy and has gotten confused as to where it is).
I have made a copy of the program Im running and saved it according to the instructions given by Lettuce so Im hoping that I wont have to rewrite it all again.

Thanks again

Antony

If you label the turtle before breaking it, it will retain its ID, and therefore its files and fuel level. Use `label set computername`.

That sounds like a useful idea. And would be great if I could get it to kick out of the loop it appears to be locked into and drop me at the prompt. Unless there is a way to give it instructions while it is still running the program it refuses to abandon?

Antony

Again, place a disk drive adjacent to it (you may find it useful to use other blocks to obstruct its path if it is attempting to move). Place a disk in the drive with a blank file named startup in it, then reboot the turtle with Ctrl - R.

Are you sure it really shuts down every time you press ctrl - t?
If no program is running it shuts down the computer and prints something like
"Terminated. Press any key to continue"…or so :D/>

Yes. I got the word terminated immediately followed on the next line by it stating where it was and then its fuel level. I shall give the disk drive a go and see how it copes. Thanks guys for the help and suggestions. I can see I need to get the books out to start learning how to program in Lua properly.