# exk command

The exk command exits the current item
without saving changes and returns control directly to TCL, abandoning
any active list, if present.

## Syntax

```
 exk
```

## Example(s)

```

ed bp *
first.program
top
.exk
’first.program’ exited.
```

## See also

- [ex command](https://d3codex.com/editor/ex-command/)
- [fd command](https://d3codex.com/editor/fd-command/)
- [fi command](https://d3codex.com/editor/fi-command/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/editor/exk-command/ - part of the D3Codex reference.