How to exit from PostgreSQL command line utility: psql

Question

What command or short key can I use to exit the PostgreSQL command line utility psql?

Answer 1

Type \q and then press ENTER to quit psql.

UPDATE: 19-OCT-2018

As of PostgreSQL 11, the keywords "quit" and "exit" in the PostgreSQL command-line interface have been included to help make it easier to leave the command-line tool.

Answer 2

My usual key sequence is:

quit() quit exit() exit q q() !q ^C help Alt + Tab google.com Quit PSQL \q 

I think veterans of the psql command line usually shorten that to just:

\q