If you are inside the node prompt on your Mac Terminal and want to exit it, you can simply press Control + C or Control + D to exit and return to the shell prompt.
Note: Exit and Quite commands do not work with node and you will get an Uncaught ReferenceError error.
Macbook % node
Welcome to Node.js v20.6.1.
Type ".help" for more information.
> exit
Uncaught ReferenceError: exit is not defined
> quit
Uncaught ReferenceError: quit is not defined
>
Example to Quit Node on Mac Terminal
% node
Welcome to Node.js v20.6.1.
Type ".help" for more information.
>
zsh: suspended node
Macbook % node
Welcome to Node.js v20.6.1.
Type ".help" for more information.
>
(To exit, press Ctrl+C again or Ctrl+D or type .exit)
>
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