Command reference Β· Codex CLI
/quit
Exits the session.
/quit immediately ends the running Codex CLI session. You type the command into the composer and confirm with Enter, upon which the session closes. According to the doc, /quit is functionally identical to /exit β both end the same session, /exit is just an alternative spelling. Alternatively, the session can also be closed with Ctrl+C.
The doc explicitly advises using the command only after you've saved or committed important changes: Codex ends immediately, without asking beforehand or saving automatically.
Unlike /cloud-environment or /project, for example, /quit is clearly documented with its own doc section as part of the pure terminal session.
π THE SAME TASK (βEXITβ) ON OTHER PLATFORMS
β WHEN TO USE IT?
The work is finished
After committing all your changes, type /quit to end the session cleanly.
Controlled instead of a hard close
Instead of force-closing the terminal window, use /quit so Codex ends the session in an orderly way.
β WHEN NOT TO?
Changes aren't saved yet
According to the doc, Codex ends the session immediately β unsaved work is lost.
Better: Commit or save first, then call /quit or /exit.
SOURCES
- Codex CLI docs: Slash Commands β learn.chatgpt.com
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