add an '&' to the end of the line.  View what's running by 
typing 'jobs' and kill them by typing kill %<number 
associated with the jobs command> (ie "kill %1")

Nigel Peck wrote:
> When I enter a command at a shell prompt, how do I return to a prompt
> immediately rather than waiting for the command to complete.
> 
> thanks
> Nigel
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