Does pressing ctrl-c several times make the running program close more quickly?

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                          I often start to read a huge file and then want to quit after a while, but there is a lag from pressing 
Ctrl+C to the program stops. Is there a chance of shortening the lag by pressing the Ctrl+C key several times? Or am I wasting my keypresses?

Asked by The Unfun Cat (3451 rep)

Jan 15, 2014, 07:33 AM
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Does pressing ctrl-c several times make the running program close more quickly?

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