class Pry class Command::Exit < Pry::ClassCommand match 'exit' group 'Navigating Pry' description 'Pop the previous binding.' command_options :keep_retval => true banner <<-'BANNER' Usage: exit [OPTIONS] [--help] Aliases: quit Pop the previous binding (does NOT exit program). It can be useful to exit a context with a user-provided value. For instance an exit value can be used to determine program flow. exit "pry this" exit https://github.com/pry/pry/wiki/State-navigation#wiki-Exit_with_value BANNER def process if _pry_.binding_stack.one? _pry_.run_command "exit-all #{arg_string}" else # otherwise just pop a binding and return user supplied value process_pop_and_return end end def process_pop_and_return popped_object = _pry_.binding_stack.pop.eval('self') # return a user-specified value if given otherwise return the object return target.eval(arg_string) unless arg_string.empty? popped_object end end Pry::Commands.add_command(Pry::Command::Exit) Pry::Commands.alias_command 'quit', 'exit' end