/quit
Exits Aider (equivalent to /exit).
/quit ends the running Aider application โ according to the command reference, the description is identical to /exit: "Exit the application". The changelog makes the relationship between the two commands explicit: in version 0.24.0, /quit was introduced "as alias for /exit". /quit is therefore not an independent command with different behavior, but a pure name alias.
You type /quit with no further arguments whenever you want to leave Aider; according to the docs, the behavior is indistinguishable from /exit. The docs don't mention any additional options, confirmation prompts, or special cases for /quit โ the command ends the process directly.
Which of the two commands you use is purely a matter of taste: some users know /quit better from other CLI tools, others /exit.
โ WHEN TO USE IT?
Cleanly end the session instead of hard-closing the terminal window
Type /quit after all desired changes have been committed.
Keep a habit from other CLI tools
Use /quit instead of /exit if that command name is more familiar to you from other programs โ according to the docs, both end Aider identically.
โ WHEN NOT TO?
You only want to reset files/history but keep working
According to the docs, /quit ends the entire process, not just the current chat selection or history.
Better: Use /reset to clear files and history without leaving Aider.
SOURCES
- Aider Docs โ In-chat Commands โ aider.chat
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