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?

Answer 1

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.